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
Getting too invested in a result that is only marginally within your control can yield stress and heartbreak.
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Theo Wolf, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Going through all this heartbreak like my mom passing, having children, being married.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 24 June 2025
Both women are unmoored after heartbreaks of different kinds.
—Diana Arterian
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Because perhaps heartbreak is not only a curse, but also a language.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartbreak
Theo Wolf, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Going through all this heartbreak like my mom passing, having children, being married.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 24 June 2025
Both women are unmoored after heartbreaks of different kinds.
—Diana Arterian
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Because perhaps heartbreak is not only a curse, but also a language.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartbreak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
Noun
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Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett also condemned the shooting and expressed his sorrow for the parents of the victims.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 July 2025
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We are filled with unbearable sorrow and despair at our loss.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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After the trial and sentencings, a noose of grief tightened around the DuFresne family.—
Mary Jane Gibson,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2025
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An unlikely victim Pam has been a grief counselor and a high school dean.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Noun
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To date, Operation UNITED has resulted in 33 positive identifications of people whose disappearance had left family members in anguish.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
16 June 2025
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Even so, the movie’s forceful visual shocks (executed mostly with practical effects) are easier to bear than its restlessly mounting anguish.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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