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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

OTHER WORDS FROM heartache

heartaching, adjective
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Words related to heartache

agony, bitterness, despair, grief, heartbreak, misery, pang, sadness, suffering, torment, affliction, dejection, depression, despondency, distress, dolor, hurting, remorse, torture, broken heart

How to use heartache in a sentence

  • At the end of that time I shall have finished my reading—yes, we will do it, and this heartaching will be over.

    The Return of the Native|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for heartache

heartache
/ (ˈhɑːtˌeɪk) /
noun
intense anguish or mental suffering
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