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heartbreak

heart·break
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahrt-breyk]
    • /ˈhɑrtˌbreɪk/
    • /ˈhɑːt.breɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt-breyk]
    • /ˈhɑrtˌbreɪk/

Definitions of heartbreak word

  • noun heartbreak great sorrow, grief, or anguish. 1
  • noun heartbreak Overwhelming distress. 1
  • noun heartbreak sorrow 1
  • variable noun heartbreak Heartbreak is very great sadness and emotional suffering, especially after the end of a love affair or close relationship. 0
  • noun heartbreak intense and overwhelming grief, esp through disappointment in love 0
  • noun heartbreak overwhelming sorrow, grief, or disappointment 0

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Origin of heartbreak

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; heart + break

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Heartbreak

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

heartbreak popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

heartbreak usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for heartbreak

noun heartbreak

  • heartache — emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.
  • pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
  • agony — Agony is great physical or mental pain.
  • sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
  • bitterness — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.

Antonyms for heartbreak

noun heartbreak

  • health — the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
  • happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
  • joy — a female given name.
  • contentment — Contentment is a feeling of quiet happiness and satisfaction.
  • joyfulness — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.

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