as in heartbroken
feeling unhappiness
felt heartsick over having to give up the family farm
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Recent Examples of heartsick
Brolin plays a particularly heartsick parent coming for Garner and demanding answers about his missing daughter.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
As the titular Buffy, Gellar ably led her gang of monster-slayers (and heartsick teenagers) through seven seasons.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Culture Our Adored Cadavers Elizabeth Harper From the heartsick graverobbers of early Romantic literature to the latest gritty cable crime drama, the dead woman is never simply mourned and forgotten, but fully objectified and consumed.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
But viewers, particularly younger female ones, relished their bond — and were heartsick when the stars ended their real-life romance in 2007 after two years.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
The lead singer and songwriter Paul Westerberg was a punk-rock Jackson Browne, a pugilistic but ultimately heartsick poet with matinee-idol looks.
—Elizabeth Nelson, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
Of equal importance, these heartsick lyrics were swathed in an atmospheric soundscape unlike any music Dylan had made before.
—David Weininger, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2023
The 49ers were heartsick about their young teammate’s injury.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2022
So, as Americans watched January 6, most of them were heartsick.
—CBS News, 24 July 2022
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
As the titular Buffy, Gellar ably led her gang of monster-slayers (and heartsick teenagers) through seven seasons.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Culture Our Adored Cadavers Elizabeth Harper From the heartsick graverobbers of early Romantic literature to the latest gritty cable crime drama, the dead woman is never simply mourned and forgotten, but fully objectified and consumed.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
But viewers, particularly younger female ones, relished their bond — and were heartsick when the stars ended their real-life romance in 2007 after two years.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
The lead singer and songwriter Paul Westerberg was a punk-rock Jackson Browne, a pugilistic but ultimately heartsick poet with matinee-idol looks.
—Elizabeth Nelson, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
Of equal importance, these heartsick lyrics were swathed in an atmospheric soundscape unlike any music Dylan had made before.
—David Weininger, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2023
The 49ers were heartsick about their young teammate’s injury.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2022
So, as Americans watched January 6, most of them were heartsick.
—CBS News, 24 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartsick
Adjective
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Hill’s 21-year-old son told WXYZ that his whole family is heartbroken.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Over the past half-decade, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has been called off three times, leaving behind unrealized lineups, swampy farmlands, and heartbroken fans.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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But now, the King and the royal family have received very sad news that will change things going forward.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shooting scenes in wide or medium shots that sometimes break into Hsiao-Lee’s harrowing point-of-view, cinematographer Yu Jing-Pin depicts a world without much color or hope, while sets by Huang Mei-Ching and Tu Shuo-Feng emphasize a sad and impoverished existence.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Both Ways on Netflix The Lovebirds In the 2020 adventure comedy The Lovebirds, Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani play an unhappy couple on the brink of splitting up.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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But surveys have also shown many reservists are unhappy with the cabinet's plans, some openly accusing the government of lacking a cohesive strategy, a post-war plan for Gaza or a clear benchmark for victory.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Unemployment has stayed relatively low in part because of dampened demand for workers as well as a depressed supply (people aging out of the workforce as well as reductions in immigrant workers).—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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This time producer Brad Ingelsby tapped Mark Ruffalo as a depressed and traumatized FBI agent leading a task force investigating a series of home invasions targeting drug dens in the area.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These behaviors create miserable workplace cultures that lead to a big retention and employee engagement problem.—
Ellen Whitlock Baker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But the Broncos will look to confuse him with multiple looks and make the Titans one dimensional to make his life miserable.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The website clarifies that Kith Ivy will host an Erewhon Tonic Bar (sorry, not the full grocery store) for members.—
Oren Peleg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Your chance is now 25 out of 292 million, which is still, sorry to say, infinitesimal.—
Mark Fischetti,
Scientific American,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Brian Dunne’s terrific new album Clams Casino possesses that same kind of teleportation magic, albeit with less nostalgia and more melancholy.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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If the themes sound melancholy, Jackman ensures the execution is never dour.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Danni-Elle Townsend, who’s made a solid impression in PPA internationals this year, was upset in the first round by 43-yr old qualifier and eventual Bronze medalist from Japan Rika Fujiwara, a former WTA tennis pro who toured for more than 20 years before retiring from Tennis in 2020.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mourners, many of whom were visibly upset and wearing Walmart uniforms, placed electric candles at the memorial.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Heartsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartsick. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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