heartbroken

adjective

heart·​bro·​ken ˈhärt-ˌbrō-kən How to pronounce heartbroken (audio)
Synonyms of heartbrokennext
: overcome by sorrow

Examples of heartbroken in a Sentence

not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died
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After Anna disappeared, Alice was heartbroken. Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026 A day after the shooting, Chez’s heartbroken parents proclaimed at a press conference outside the 101st Precinct stationhouse in Far Rockaway that their son posed no threat. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026 Baltimore is a heartbroken city after the Ravens lost in the very last moment at Pittsburgh. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026 The family of Gladys Johnson is heartbroken at their loss. Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heartbroken

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heartbroken was in 1572

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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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