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- [hahrt-broh-kuh n]
- /ˈhɑrtˌbroʊ kən/
- /ˈhɑːtˌbrəʊ.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahrt-broh-kuh n]
- /ˈhɑrtˌbroʊ kən/
Definitions of heartbroken word
- adjective heartbroken crushed with sorrow or grief. 1
- noun heartbroken (of a person) suffering from overwhelming distress; very upset. 1
- adjective heartbroken sorrowful, grieving 1
- adjective heartbroken Someone who is heartbroken is very sad and emotionally upset. 0
- adjective heartbroken suffering from intense grief 0
- adjective heartbroken overwhelmed with sorrow, grief, or disappointment 0
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Origin of heartbroken
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; heart + broken
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Parts of speech for Heartbroken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heartbroken popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heartbroken
adj heartbroken
- grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.
- sad — Systems Analysis Definition
- brokenhearted — Someone who is brokenhearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- doleful — sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a doleful look on her face.
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
adjective heartbroken
- inconsolable — not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- forlorn — desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- despairing — marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- dejected — If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
- disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
Antonyms for heartbroken
adjective heartbroken
- thrilled — to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
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