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
One of the best things the Wolves can do is give Reid a chance to find a little bit of normalcy in the midst of the heartbreak.
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
There is even some heartbreak woven into it.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The tempo supports his rapid-fire bars, though, balancing heartbreak over those slain with conviction for their cause.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Their new album is filled with more songs about love and heartbreak.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
There is even some heartbreak woven into it.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The tempo supports his rapid-fire bars, though, balancing heartbreak over those slain with conviction for their cause.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Their new album is filled with more songs about love and heartbreak.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
Noun
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Those human qualities help break down walls between him and Eve, played with great spirit by Lee as a genius holding onto her sorrow.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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The work contains sonorous bouts of sorrow, but rage is its primary register.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her pain and her grief can’t be hers alone.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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As anger fades into apathy and grief is aggravated by guilt, the public also chooses silence.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet even the loudest music could not drown out the anguish.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Alma returns home one evening to find Maggie waiting outside with a look of wild anguish and a terrible experience to recount.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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