as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war
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Recent Examples of heartache
Being Jewish on campus amid Trump’s campaign against antisemitism: ‘Tremendous heartache’
As the academic year draws to a close, The Times interviewed 12 Jewish students and professors at UCLA and USC who reflected on their campus experiences since Hamas’ attack on Israel.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Finding humanity in the inevitable heartache of the genre is why Ledgin, Kligman and Gemmill all agree the hunger for medical shows will never be DOA.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 21 May 2025
The next generation will benefit from our heartache and overwhelming darkness.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 20 May 2025
Nobody has the market cornered on grief and heartache.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Finding humanity in the inevitable heartache of the genre is why Ledgin, Kligman and Gemmill all agree the hunger for medical shows will never be DOA.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 21 May 2025
The next generation will benefit from our heartache and overwhelming darkness.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 20 May 2025
Nobody has the market cornered on grief and heartache.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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Not the murder, not the arrival of the addicted sister, but the removal of the boy that has been at the core of so much sorrow and betrayal between the sisters.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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Referencing the push and pull between sorrow and hope, Echakhch transforms water into a metaphor for emotional duality.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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This is twilight music, played at the edge of grief and grace.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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Here's a woman who bravely shared her miscarriage story to help other women feel less alone in their grief.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Drawing heavily from Qiu’s biography, My Father’s Son centers on an 18-year-old protagonist, Qiao, who loses his voice while attempting to deliver the eulogy at his father’s funeral and flees in anguish.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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Many of us watch in anguish as our compatriots abandon their homes, desperate for a safe haven beyond the reach of oppression and destruction.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Their burgeoning friendship becomes a tender yet urgent bond across time, rooted in innocence, curiosity and shared heartbreak.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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Basking as world champions, all that pent up heartbreak and agony now exploded into pure adulation.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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