heartsick

[hahrt-sik]

adjective

1. extremely depressed or unhappy.

   Synonyms: dispirited, despondent, dejected

heartsick

/ ˈhɑːtˌsɪk /

adjective

1. deeply dejected or despondent

Other Word Forms

• heartsickness noun
• heartsickening adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heartsick¹

First recorded in 1520–30; heart + sick ¹

Example Sentences

“Country Radio” provides a sense of heartsick nostalgia over a hopeful chorus of stringed instruments.

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Montoya can at least claim to know the score, since he was a Spanish reality TV veteran before romantic distress transformed him into a heartsick Sonic the Hedgehog.

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Addressing fans through her On the Jlo newsletter, the singer wrote: "I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down."

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In a message on her website she said she was “heartsick and devastated” about the decision.

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“I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” the Grammy Award winner said Friday in a message to fans through her OntheJLo newsletter.

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