as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death
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Recent Examples of heartbreak
The 13-track record sees the New York native expertly float tales of love, heartbreak, positivity, and frustration over a dreamy bed of smooth soul, R&B, and bossa nova melodies.
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Staff Author, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Her new songs are united in their grooviness as Carpenter’s heartbreak and disappointment in her male options takes her on a thoroughly modern tour of what dating, embracing, and then flipping the script on the humiliation ritual that is being a woman who dates men.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2025
That movie is about a man who died of heartbreak.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
In this world, every heartbreak stings like a million acupuncture needles.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
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Staff Author, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Her new songs are united in their grooviness as Carpenter’s heartbreak and disappointment in her male options takes her on a thoroughly modern tour of what dating, embracing, and then flipping the script on the humiliation ritual that is being a woman who dates men.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2025
That movie is about a man who died of heartbreak.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
In this world, every heartbreak stings like a million acupuncture needles.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartbreak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
Noun
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Anger could be enough, sorrow could be enough.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Its purpose is not to wallow in historical sorrow, but to illuminate how a people’s spirit was forged in the fire of injustice.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, nothing negates the unique way in which people from the South embrace socializing with each other, which brings us to a potentially awkward situation that arises often enough and gives grief to even the most polite Southerners.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who’s been blindsided by grief and still found a way to move forward.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Haley Robson described the anguish caused by ever-metastasizing Epstein conspiracy theories and endless Epstein news cycles, and her hope that releasing the files could finally put the case to bed.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Above all, there’s Rob, whose romantic getaway has turned into a slog of romantic anguish.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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