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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.


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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’m sick at heart every day, and blaming myself for raising an otherwise strong woman who is codependent on someone who loves her but can never give her meaningful support.

From Slate Feb. 2, 2021

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

From Salon Aug. 2, 2019

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

From Washington Post Feb. 18, 2016

We landed, to lie down in that place two days and nights, worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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