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heartbroken

[ hahrt-broh-kuhn ]

adjective

  1. crushed with sorrow or grief.


heartbroken

/ ˈɑːˌəʊə /

adjective

  1. suffering from intense grief
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹰ˌǰԱ, adverb
  • ˈ𲹰ˌǰԲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 𲹰bk· adverb
  • 𲹰bk·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of heartbroken1

First recorded in 1580–90; heart + broken
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“Her sudden loss leaves all of us heartbroken, and searching for ways to be of help to her family.”

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"I'm heartbroken. My son loved me and his little sisters. He struggled to support us," she says.

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Barbara says she was heartbroken by her husband's physical and mental deterioration.

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Now aged 25, he says he was only recently able to tell his parents about his experiences at the camp, which left them "heartbroken."

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Many ranchers reached by The Times said they were heartbroken, but felt they had no choice but to capitulate, because it had become too difficult to continue operations.

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