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
Kehlani tries to face her emotions about the one who got away while keeping her heartache close to the chest.
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Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Especially during this last year of pain & heartache.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Where joy and heartache can both be true, all of the time.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
There are no right words to say to capture the magnitude of heartache around this tragedy.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Especially during this last year of pain & heartache.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Where joy and heartache can both be true, all of the time.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
There are no right words to say to capture the magnitude of heartache around this tragedy.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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Unique is meant to embody that racial trauma, but Moore doesn’t possess the grit necessary to make the pain and sorrow resonate.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The reader feels the moment’s vitality and presence, and the sorrow at its loss, but not because Ford insists on it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These could simply be great-grandparents put peacefully to rest in old age, a kind of grief far removed from that which children feel over parents who simply cannot care for them, or parents lost to murder or addiction, as some of the letters describe.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Kera Sanchez is editor-in-chief of Get Griefy Magazine, which is dedicated to helping people living with grief find solace, inspiration, and a sense of community.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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That last sentence comes out choked with anguish, his voice breaking on the final word.—
Amy Driscoll,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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The $10 million in noneconomic damages was for issues including pain and suffering and mental anguish.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Since launching in Los Angeles in 2021, Bleak Week has consistently supported the notion that well-rendered, artistic tales of devastation play best to rooms full of people who are already primed for heartbreak.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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And that last item often puts us closer to those teenage feelings than heartbreak ever can.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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