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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Hill’s 21-year-old son told WXYZ that his whole family is heartbroken. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025 Over the past half-decade, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has been called off three times, leaving behind unrealized lineups, swampy farmlands, and heartbroken fans. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025 Despite an extensive air and ground search for Gardner, he was not found and officials last week said they were heartbroken to shift the search from a rescue to a recovery operation. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025 Adams leads the cast as Marianne, a heartbroken, struggling young painter who escapes to the countryside with her best friends — Lila (Nell Williams, A24’s Huntington) and Betty (Jessamine-Bliss Bell, Bodies) — for what should be a healing retreat. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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