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heavy-hearted

[ hev-ee-hahr-tid ]
/ ˈhɛv iˈhɑr tɪd /
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adjective

sorrowful; melancholy; dejected.

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RELATED WORDS

at, bad, blue, crestfallen, crummy, dejected, desolate, despondent, destroyed, disconsolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, bleeding, dragged, fe

Nearby words

heavy water, heavy-bearded, heavy-duty, heavy-footed, heavy-handed, heavy-hearted, heavy-ion treatment, heavy-laden, heavy-water reactor, heavyset, heavyweight

Origin of heavy-hearted

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Related formsheav·y-heart·ed·ly, adverbheav·y-heart·ed·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for heavy-hearted

heavy-hearted

adjective

sad; melancholy
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