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Synonyms

sick at heart

Idioms  

  1. Grieving, very disappointed, dejected, as in We were sick at heart when we learned of her predicament. This idiom, which transfers heart disease to unhappiness, was first recorded in 1581.

Example Sentences

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They seek to comfort her, sick at heart as she is, by diverting the blame from her who was forced to the doer of the wrong.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

"I am sick at heart at what we have done," he said.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2019

Anyone who studies the conditions of life in Westeros comes away sick at heart.

From Slate • May 13, 2019

But they also would change our country in ways that should make us sick at heart.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2016

I am sick at heart, but cannot carry the world against the wish and will of our best friends.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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