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
With the country music landscape now punctuated by a generation of young songwriters laying bare personal trauma and intense heartache, Whitcomb wanted his first full-length to capture his life so far, darkness be damned.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Drivers looking for a large van to commute with that won't cause gas station heartaches on road trips will appreciate the Sienna's stellar fuel economy.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
To get Hague in front of the camera after such public heartache was not an easy feat.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Of course, this being England, heartache lay ahead in penalties against Germany in the semi-finals.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Drivers looking for a large van to commute with that won't cause gas station heartaches on road trips will appreciate the Sienna's stellar fuel economy.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
To get Hague in front of the camera after such public heartache was not an easy feat.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Of course, this being England, heartache lay ahead in penalties against Germany in the semi-finals.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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This grim reality evokes a sense of sorrow and powerlessness among women in Paina Bujurg.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Critics have hailed his performance’s blend of warmth, humor and sorrow.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Ari Aster's sophomore directorial effort might seem like another atmospheric cultish folk horror, but the film uses the genre as a symbolic journey for the overcoming of grief and shedding one life for another.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Caregiver support groups and therapy have been essential in navigating my grief.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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It's been a consistently reliable genre in the decades since, pairing mental anguish and unreliable perspectives with nightmarish imagery and terrors that lie just beyond our perceptions.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Through his music, Carrillo transforms personal anguish into empowering anthems, elevating moments of silence into rich, melodic soundscapes and celebrating the beauty of struggle itself.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The hope of Bucks season is helping with the Brewers heartbreak.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The final episode of the latest season followed the couples on their wedding day and the aftermath, which mostly ended in tears and heartbreak.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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