: the quality or state of being heartsick
died of … heartsickness after moving here and waiting for years for the man who never came—
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National Geographicthe wild heartsickness of the desert—Lawrence Durrell
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Adjective
They were absolutely heartsick over the loss of their home.
I was heartsick to learn of their divorce.
Recent Examples on the Web
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
Harris has taken the religious patina of Alice Walker’s tale—most chiefly the Christian God, to whom Celie writes her heartsick journal entries after she is separated from her beloved sister, Nettie, by the monstrous Pa and the vindictive Mister—and dirties it, wisely.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Perhaps too good for his own good, Lucas moves among jangling psychedelia, heartsick pastorals, and radio-ready rock, as if forever searching for a way out of his attic studio or his parents’ spare bedroom.
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Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
23 May 2026
The word that comes to mind when watching a de Araújo feature is heartsick.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
Brolin plays a particularly heartsick parent coming for Garner and demanding answers about his missing daughter.
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Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
As the titular Buffy, Gellar ably led her gang of monster-slayers (and heartsick teenagers) through seven seasons.
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Culture Our Adored Cadavers Elizabeth Harper From the heartsick graverobbers of early Romantic literature to the latest gritty cable crime drama, the dead woman is never simply mourned and forgotten, but fully objectified and consumed.
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hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
But viewers, particularly younger female ones, relished their bond — and were heartsick when the stars ended their real-life romance in 2007 after two years.
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Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
Imagine talking to your most heartsick friend, the one who simply cannot get over her ex.
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Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
Harris has taken the religious patina of Alice Walker’s tale—most chiefly the Christian God, to whom Celie writes her heartsick journal entries after she is separated from her beloved sister, Nettie, by the monstrous Pa and the vindictive Mister—and dirties it, wisely.
—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Perhaps too good for his own good, Lucas moves among jangling psychedelia, heartsick pastorals, and radio-ready rock, as if forever searching for a way out of his attic studio or his parents’ spare bedroom.
—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
23 May 2026
The word that comes to mind when watching a de Araújo feature is heartsick.
—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
Brolin plays a particularly heartsick parent coming for Garner and demanding answers about his missing daughter.
—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
As the titular Buffy, Gellar ably led her gang of monster-slayers (and heartsick teenagers) through seven seasons.
—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Culture Our Adored Cadavers Elizabeth Harper From the heartsick graverobbers of early Romantic literature to the latest gritty cable crime drama, the dead woman is never simply mourned and forgotten, but fully objectified and consumed.
—
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
But viewers, particularly younger female ones, relished their bond — and were heartsick when the stars ended their real-life romance in 2007 after two years.
—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2024
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“Heartsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartsick. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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