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 disappointment and the heartbreak kind of sets you for the next season.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
The physical pain does not compare to the heartbreak of being hurt in your business or your career being taken from you.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Morrone’s fury and heartbreak is on full display for the very first time, after her Camila spent entire years keeping her pain under wraps.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
His music embraces vulnerability, exploring themes of heartbreak and isolation.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
The physical pain does not compare to the heartbreak of being hurt in your business or your career being taken from you.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Morrone’s fury and heartbreak is on full display for the very first time, after her Camila spent entire years keeping her pain under wraps.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
His music embraces vulnerability, exploring themes of heartbreak and isolation.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
Noun
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Yet this book is written more in sorrow than in anger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Late in the picture, a display of kindness from the elderly Catalan woman Lucila looks after introduces an unexpected reciprocity of care — even with those unfamiliar with her sorrows and the intricacies of her cultural background.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The film explores themes of power and coming of age in a corrupt society, with campus culture wars and climate grief at its center.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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There have been so many films about grief and people losing somebody.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Annah’s resulting anguish is so uncomfortable for the others, that Ibrahim and Jacques practically come to blows.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Yet masculinism also functions as a perpetual-motion machine of grievance, an inarticulate howl of anguish at the status quo—whatever that currently is.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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