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
Their parents, grandparents even, unwittingly passed on a childhood of playoff heartbreak.
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Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
And in that choice, there is politics – even when the song seems to speak only of love, partying, or heartbreak.
—Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The band also shared the statement on X, and many fans shared their heartbreak in the comment sections.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The singer, whose music often explores his challenges with mental health, heartbreak and growing up in New England, moved through the nearly two hour long show with ease as his impressive vocals filled with textured runs were on full display.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
And in that choice, there is politics – even when the song seems to speak only of love, partying, or heartbreak.
—Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The band also shared the statement on X, and many fans shared their heartbreak in the comment sections.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The singer, whose music often explores his challenges with mental health, heartbreak and growing up in New England, moved through the nearly two hour long show with ease as his impressive vocals filled with textured runs were on full display.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
Noun
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The lust for vengeance eventually gets the better of him, but Swenson leads us step by step to depravity through sorrow, injustice and humiliation.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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For Proust—who may have met Wilde and even been the subject of the older man’s amorous attention (though accounts of their meeting or meetings could be apocryphal)—his downfall showed that life featured far keener sorrows than those encountered in books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Identity protection does not end when life does, and scammers know that grief creates gaps.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The second half of the film, where Robert tries to find purpose in the hazy aftermath of grief, had the potential to feel more amorphous.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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White’s dialogue is unsentimental but rife with anguish; Owen Teague and a seductive, destructive Abbey Lee give the pain its due.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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His murder was met with fury and anguish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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