as in heartbroken
feeling unhappiness
felt heartsick over having to give up the family farm
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Recent Examples of heartsick
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.
—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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartsick
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Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Janai Norman — the warm, radiant presence who had become the heart of weekend Good Morning America — said goodbye through a tearful Instagram video on April 3 that left loyal viewers blindsided and heartbroken.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The sad but realistic turns in their lives are engrossing, as is their slow convergence.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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While Vosk’s sassier Cee Cee holds her own in the churn, Barrett, also a fine singer but trapped in the straight-and-narrow part (with sadder wigs), gets swept out to sea.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fast-forward to the April 7 special election brought to a ballot by residents unhappy with the changes.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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One of them, Amy, a blond child with limp ponytails and a thin dress that looks like it might have been stained, stands outside a porch door, her fists balled up, mouth open, angry or unhappy or both.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The father, Jagdish, told me that one of his children was vomiting and the other had bloody stools; both were depressed.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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So why are young Americans so depressed about their economic future?—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Murray made three throws in the first quarter to keep the Nuggets tethered after a miserable 6-for-22 effort from the field.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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And that is exactly what the season proved to be for the third-year forward, a growth curve after a miserable sophomore season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, build a team that reaches out first, acknowledges disruptions, and says sorry before frustration boils over.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
20 Apr. 2026
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Which may be a sad indication of what these sorry events did to each member of her family.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Scenic designer Beowulf Boritt’s quaint tearoom seems both real and hallucinatory, with a melancholy rain pouring down in the background.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The rest of us should ask ourselves why the melancholy Dane is rearing his head again.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Esther said that Kim was upset about McCormick's bizarre behavior.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The demonstrations have been primarily instigated by farmers, agricultural contractors and road haulage operators, who are upset with the government’s response to the spike in fuel prices since the onset of the Iran war.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Heartsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartsick. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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