heartache

[ hahrt-eyk ]

/ ˈhɑrtˌeɪk /

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noun

emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.

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Origin of heartache

before 1000; Middle English hert ache, Old English heort ece; see heart, ache

Related formsheart·ach·ing, adjective

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Her heartache was nearly as sore as her daughter's up-stairs.
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She was laughing at them, telling them that with all its sorrows and bitterness and heartache life was worth while.
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British Dictionary definitions for heartache

heartache

/ (ˈhɑːtˌeɪk) /

noun

intense anguish or mental suffering

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Word Origin and History for heartache

heartache

Old English heortece, in the sense of a physical pain; c.1600 in sense of "anguish of mind;" from heart + ache. Old English did, however, have heartsarnes "grief," literally "heart-soreness."

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