HEARTSICKNESS Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

heartsickness

noun

Definition of heartsickness

as in sadness

a state or spell of low spirits could not begin to describe the heartsickness he felt when he sold the family farm

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Noun

But negative sentiment –— such as expressing frustration or sadness — slightly decreased it.

— Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Some say there is a fine line between anguish or sadness — and laughter.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of sadness

Noun

The glacier was likely a cirque glacier, the officials said, which is a glacier that has formed in a depression or basin high in the mountains.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Sprague said the motive in the killings came down to giving Clancy a way out of her depression.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of depression

Noun

Richards somehow had the fortitude to continue a grueling European tour in the middle of all this chaos and sorrow, but a stadium run through America at the end of the summer was simply too much to ask.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Prescott’s story is both a rallying cry and a tragic narrative full of sorrow.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sorrow

Noun

Moving between Paris and Belo Horizonte, the film explores grief, migration, Black identity and the invisible ties connecting women across generations.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Asked about previously describing the aftermath as losing more than half of his family — including Nick — Jake acknowledged that his brother’s arrest has compounded his grief.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of grief

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