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heartbreak Definition


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heartbreak
noun
    1. Very great sorrow or grief, especially due to disappointment in love.
Derivative: heartbreaker
noun
    Derivative: heartbreaking
    adj
      Causing very great sorrow or grief
        Thesaurus: pitiful, poignant, sad, tragic, harrowing, heart-rending; agonizing, bitter, distressing, grievous; Antonym: heartening, heartwarming, comforting.
    Derivative: heartbroken
    adj
      Consumed by very great sorrow, especially due to disappointment in love
        Thesaurus: crushed, desolate, forlorn, grieved, heartsick, despondent, disappointed, downcast, miserable, woebegone; Antonym: delighted, elated.


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