brokenhearted

[ broh-kuhn-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈbroʊ kənˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

burdened with great sorrow, grief, or disappointment.

OTHER WORDS FOR brokenhearted

heartsick, heartbroken, despondent, dejected.

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Origin of brokenhearted

First recorded in 1520–30

OTHER WORDS FROM brokenhearted

bro·ken·heart·ed·ly, adverbbro·ken·heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby brokenhearted

broken coal, broken consort, broken-down, broken field, broken heart, brokenhearted, Broken Hill, broken home, broken ice, broken line, broken lot

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How to use brokenhearted in a sentence

Jason Kling said her death has left thousands who knew her brokenhearted.
Blanca Kling, a pillar in the Latino community who helped thousands of crime victims, dies of complications of covid-19|Luz Lazo|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
We were both brokenhearted at the time and had gotten out of rough relationships, so it was just very sweet.
Love Actually’s 10th Anniversary: The Cast and Crew Reminisce About the Christmas Classic|Marlow Stern|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His little son with him is brokenhearted, because he didn't think his father would do anything like that.
Mel Brooks’s 11 Favorite Movie Scenes: ‘Psycho’ to ‘Some Like It Hot’|Mel Brooks|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On Pushing Daisies, her Olive Snook was lonely, lovesick, and brokenhearted, while still positively hysterical.
Kristin Chenoweth on Her Darker Role in ‘Family Weekend’|Kevin Fallon|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

May God bless the memory of the victims and, in the words of Scripture, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds.
Obama Chokes Up During Newtown Statement: Full Transcript and Video|The Daily Beast|December 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The brokenhearted woman besought him on her knees, but his fear of losing an army made all pleadings vain.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete|General Philip Henry Sheridan
The father was brokenhearted, and indeed the whole community were stricken with grief for her and for him.
The Shellback's Progress|Walter Runciman
But people are warm and living, and their hearts beat with human life, and they can be sorry and glad, happy and brokenhearted.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
He was brokenhearted at the thought that she should have preferred a mere child to him!
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola
But he flatly refused and spoke to her very roughly; and at this she seemed very upset—quite brokenhearted.
The Place of Dragons|William Le Queux

British Dictionary definitions for brokenhearted

brokenhearted

/ (ˌbrəʊkənˈhɑːtɪd) /

adjective

overwhelmed by grief or disappointment

Derived forms of brokenhearted

brokenheartedly, adverbbrokenheartedness, noun

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