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View synonyms for heartbroken
heartbroken
[hahrt-broh-kuhn]
adjective
crushed with sorrow or grief.
heartbroken
/ ˈhɑːtˌbrəʊkən /
adjective
suffering from intense grief
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Other Word Forms
- heartbrokenly adverb
- heartbrokenness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heartbroken1
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The founder of the Virgin Group had revealed Templeman's death, aged 80, in an Instagram post late Tuesday, saying he was "heartbroken".
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And one homesick, heartbroken governess, lost in the middle of it all!
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“I am heartbroken and ashamed to fail her on such an important occasion, but alas! Circumstances have conspired against me, just as they did on that long-ago day in the milk bath....”
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The six girls found each other after the final buzzer, heartbroken.
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“To say that we are heartbroken is an understatement,” Kimmel continued.
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