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
That is a massive loss in our industry and it’s caused a lot of heartache to a lot of working actors who rely on auditions to get jobs.
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Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The narrative arc runs the gamut of human emotions from heartache and loss to resilience and courage, and finally to happiness and hope again.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 13 May 2026
But what our data indicates could mean the difference between a goal or a miss for strikers, a save or a blunder for goalkeepers, and jubilation or heartache for fans.
—John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
But all that faded away in the mists of heartache.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
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Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The narrative arc runs the gamut of human emotions from heartache and loss to resilience and courage, and finally to happiness and hope again.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 13 May 2026
But what our data indicates could mean the difference between a goal or a miss for strikers, a save or a blunder for goalkeepers, and jubilation or heartache for fans.
—John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
But all that faded away in the mists of heartache.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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Should this come to pass, Kennedy and his allies will have succeeded in Making Microbes Great Again—to our swift and deepening sorrow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the crash, paying tribute to the military personnel killed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Needless to say, her emotions ran the gamut from disbelief to anger to grief.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
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Her deepest grief stayed mostly private.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Lost in the Brazilian tears, anguish and confusion was just how clinical the Germans had been.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Bardem is captivating and formidable, grinning with maniacal glee at his every act of depravity and the fear and anguish of his victims.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Hull pounded his fourth double of the game, prompting mass hysteria from the 3,913 Tar Heel fans and ultimate heartbreak in the other dugout.—
Alan Cole,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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That neither woman is able to see how closely they are linked, how intertwined their worries are, is one of the great heartbreaks of a film filled with them.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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