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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Actually, more than mad, the guy is heartbroken.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Among those heartbroken fans was DJ Premier, who was one of the first people to comment on his passing.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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How’s this for a sad old country tune?—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The results were a shock to the family, but one that was tinged with a sad realization.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Jason Kelce, brother of Travis and former star of the Philadelphia Eagles, has issued a statement after a fake quote of him appearing to criticize those unhappy with the selection of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl Halftime Show went viral.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Lawmakers are reportedly unhappy with briefings on the strikes, unable to clarify the legal basis of the strikes, and the refusal from Pentagon officials to provide unedited video footage of such incidents.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Boise State generally made life miserable for Layne, the Idaho Vandals transfer who followed his coach, Jason Eck, from Moscow to Albuquerque.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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Brandon Marsh, who produced after a miserable April, looks more like a strong-side platoon corner outfielder than an everyday center fielder.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The porcinis tumbled onto the kitchen counter in a sorry state.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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The high-concept social experiment show, in which a group of strangers work together to uncover the traitors, sorry, werewolves, amongst them, was a breakout hit on Canal+ in France and has already been adapted for ARD’s online service in Germany.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The manager who is so often the picture of calm had reddened eyes, a hint of melancholy in his voice.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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But about two-thirds of the way through, Roofman makes a quiet, almost imperceptible shift toward melancholy.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Madison is upset that Joe doesn’t seem that affected or eager to comfort her; meanwhile, Joe’s internally feeling like that one picture of Nicole Kidman.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Barbz were upset with Nicki’s cancellation, and some pleaded with her to take a break from social media.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Heartsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartsick. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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