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heartbroken
adjective heart·bro·ken \-ˌbrō-kən\
: filled with great sadness
Full Definition of HEARTBROKEN
: overcome by sorrow
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First Known Use of HEARTBROKEN
circa 1586
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- bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, sad, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
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HEARTBROKEN Defined for Kids
heartbroken
adjective heart·bro·ken \ˈhärt-ˌbrō-kən\
Definition of HEARTBROKEN for Kids
: overcome by sorrow <… he ran away because he was heartbroken. — Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins>
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