heartbroken
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United States
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
adjective
- 1
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
When he told me he didn't want to see me anymore, I was heartbroken.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd Proto-Germanic *hertô Proto-West Germanic *hertā Old English heorte Middle English herte English heart English broken English heartbroken From heart + broken.
Forms
- comparative
- more heartbroken
- superlative
- most heartbroken
heartbeat · One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one,…heartbreak · Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused…heartbreaking · That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
heartbroken · Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heartfelt · Believed or felt deeply and sincerely.heartland · Synonym of heart (“the seat of the affections or love”).heartless · Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring;…