heartsore

adjective

ˈhärt-ˌsȯr How to pronounce heartsore (audio)
Definition of heartsorenext
as in sad
feeling unhappiness a grandmother feeling heartsore and despondent when all her relatives left en masse after the holidays

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartsore
  1. sad
  2. heartbroken
  3. depressed
  4. unhappy
  5. miserable
  6. melancholy
  7. sorry
Adjective
  • Now, Star is reporting that Blake Lively is trying not to be bitter about not being invited, but the snub has left her very sad.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
  • No living sister or Mother to administer relief in that hour the most sad in the history of humanity.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of sad
Adjective
  • Was, still heartbroken about the loss of his friend and bandmate, recalled their first time on tour.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Prince Harry was heartbroken after arriving at Eton College in 1998.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Definition of heartbroken
Adjective
  • The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Supergirl is a story about a depressed, super-powered woman who is pulled out of her bar-hopping to help other people and find her purpose.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • Last year, researchers at Harvard University and Baylor University discovered that, on average, young adults aged between 18 to 29 are deeply unhappy.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • Licensed cannabis operators in states that have legalized marijuana tend to support the ban—they’re unhappy that hemp intoxicants face far less regulation and taxation than their products.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • Their findings, some previously covered in Fortune, draw on a deep dataset spanning dozens of countries to confirm that ill-being is no longer hump-shaped in age — the young are now the most miserable cohort globally.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • Aguirre’s red card against West Germany in 1986 started a miserable run for Mexico.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of miserable
Adjective
  • Do the Emmys feel melancholy at all because your whole company could look different very soon?
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • For Brown, the evening, though tinged with melancholy, amounted to a small triumph of transmission.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
Definition of melancholy
Adjective
  • This is Ian coming into contact with me through the cosmos and saying, ‘Look, sorry for taking your name.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • The following selections span the gambit from absorbent coasters to rattan coasters to high-quality pieces that are only occasionally dishwasher-safe—sorry.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026
Definition of sorry
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“Heartsore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartsore. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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