as in heartbroken
feeling unhappiness
felt heartsick over having to give up the family farm
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Recent Examples of heartsick
Imagine talking to your most heartsick friend, the one who simply cannot get over her ex.
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Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
Harris has taken the religious patina of Alice Walker’s tale—most chiefly the Christian God, to whom Celie writes her heartsick journal entries after she is separated from her beloved sister, Nettie, by the monstrous Pa and the vindictive Mister—and dirties it, wisely.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Perhaps too good for his own good, Lucas moves among jangling psychedelia, heartsick pastorals, and radio-ready rock, as if forever searching for a way out of his attic studio or his parents’ spare bedroom.
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Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
23 May 2026
The word that comes to mind when watching a de Araújo feature is heartsick.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2024
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
Harris has taken the religious patina of Alice Walker’s tale—most chiefly the Christian God, to whom Celie writes her heartsick journal entries after she is separated from her beloved sister, Nettie, by the monstrous Pa and the vindictive Mister—and dirties it, wisely.
—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Perhaps too good for his own good, Lucas moves among jangling psychedelia, heartsick pastorals, and radio-ready rock, as if forever searching for a way out of his attic studio or his parents’ spare bedroom.
—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
23 May 2026
The word that comes to mind when watching a de Araújo feature is heartsick.
—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
Brolin plays a particularly heartsick parent coming for Garner and demanding answers about his missing daughter.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartsick
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The courtroom was packed with heartbroken supporters wanting justice for Jor'Dynn as each woman stood silent in front of the judge.
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There is nothing more evocative of a pure Love Island experience than a heartbroken rage split in costume.
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Then Greene takes a long, sad subway ride home, and America learns that one of their favorite TV doctors isn't flawless.
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Local foodies were sad to hear owner Sylvia Chung (Momma Chung) retired and closed the south Fort Worth restaurant in October of last year.
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Isdin Melatonik If traditional retinoids have left your sensitive skin unhappy, Isdin's Melatonik Recovery Night Serum offers a gentler approach with bakuchiol.
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Brown and the Celtics have both since denied speculation that the 29-year-old second-team All-NBA selection was unhappy with his role in Boston.
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New-home construction tumbled, then stayed depressed for over a decade.
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These figures mark a clear increase from depressed crossing rates seen during much of the Iran war since its start in late February.
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And Wilde’s couple is miserable in a way only Americans can be.
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Björck alone should make the Jets’ 2026 draft a win and help Jets fans move past the miserable season that led to the pick.
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For this particular one, there was the cat stuff, but also there was the Monica dating stuff, which is very much based on my horrific experiences, sorry to say.
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These things are around for so much longer than any of us — sorry to bring death into it.
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Not necessarily the technical side of blues music, but its emotional palette—the melancholy, vulnerability, and depth that live within those shades of blue.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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Katie Wilson won an upset victory to lead Seattle last fall.
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This is an odd thing to be upset about.
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“Heartsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartsick. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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