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 video ends with Concho retelling the story in heartbreak.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
Mikel Arteta, Everton 2-0 Fiorentina, March 12, 2008 A night that promised so much for Everton, but one that ended in heartbreak.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 16 May 2025
And, to the credit of those heartbreaks, some of them were worthy of that lie.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
While a nonchalant approach might protect you from a heartbreak, there's no way to build real relationships without vulnerability and the risk of rejection, Robbins said.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
Mikel Arteta, Everton 2-0 Fiorentina, March 12, 2008 A night that promised so much for Everton, but one that ended in heartbreak.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 16 May 2025
And, to the credit of those heartbreaks, some of them were worthy of that lie.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
While a nonchalant approach might protect you from a heartbreak, there's no way to build real relationships without vulnerability and the risk of rejection, Robbins said.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
Noun
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The wind of sorrows is so violent today and sweeps up the weakest — the hostages of October 7 and all the hostages — the prisoners, the drowned, who endure terror and die in a terrible feeling of abandonment and indifference.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Her words pierced through the haze of sorrow and became an enduring truth.—
Carissa Talmage,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Stitt's family and friends attended the sentencing, expressing their grief and emphasizing that she has never been forgotten.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Talking with some young people helped by the charity in Widnes, in northwest England, in February 2025, William reflected on his own childhood grief.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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The experiment of pairing Antetokounmpo with Damian Lillard ended in anguish when Lillard tore his Achilles during the first round of the playoffs.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Without that, the Sinaloa cartel are likely to remain a prominent, wealthy force — and more families will feel anguish like that of Vivian Aispuro’s family.—
Isobel Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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