heartbroken

adjective

heart·​bro·​ken ˈhärt-ˌbrō-kən How to pronounce heartbroken (audio)
: 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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The most painful part, the tragedy of our lives, was that Brenda was heartbroken. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025 This isn't the first time the internet has been left heartbroken when a dog didn't want to play. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 My newlywed wife was heartbroken. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025 Determined to help her new friend across the melting ice, April takes off on an adventure — one that might not only help save the bear but could also rebuild her heartbroken relationship with her father. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 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 7 Oct. 2025.

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