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- Dictionarybroken-hearted/ˌbrəʊk(ə)nˈhɑːtɪd/
adjective
- 1. overwhelmed by grief or disappointment: "the woman they left behind is broken-hearted"
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: overcome by grief or despair. Synonyms. bad. blue. cast down. crestfallen. dejected. depressed. despondent. disconsolate. doleful. down in the mouth. downcast. downhearted. droopy. forlorn. gloomy. glum. hangdog. heartbroken. heartsick. heartsore.
extremely unhappy about the failure or end of something. (Definition of broken-hearted from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of broken-hearted. broken-hearted. That husband was a broken-hearted man, bereft of his wife and of his children, and his marriage was shattered. From the. Hansard archive.
adjective. us / ˌbroʊ.k ə nˈhɑːr.t̬ɪd / uk / ˌbrəʊ.k ə nˈhɑː.tɪd / Add to word list. extremely unhappy: She was broken-hearted when her boyfriend left her. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. feeling sad. sad She's been sad ever since her cat died. unhappy She'd had a very unhappy childhood. miserable I just woke up feeling miserable.
Brokenhearted definition: burdened with great sorrow, grief, or disappointment.. See examples of BROKENHEARTED used in a sentence.
Definition of broken-hearted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adverb. brokenheartedness (ˌbrokenˈheartedness) noun. Word Frequency. brokenhearted in American English. (ˈbroʊkənˌhɑrtɪd ) adjective. crushed by sorrow, grief, or disappointment; inconsolable. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency.
Someone might be brokenhearted about the death of a beloved cat or a falling out with an old friend. Another way to say brokenhearted is heartbroken. Either word is perfect for capturing the sensation that your heart has actually shattered from sorrow.
Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment. She was broken-hearted and kept asking what she had done wrong. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .
What does the word broken-hearted mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word broken-hearted. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word broken-hearted? About 0.3 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
BROKEN-HEARTED meaning: very sad because someone you love has ended a relationship with you. Learn more.
