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heartbroken

/hˈɑɹtbɹˌoʊkʌn/adjective3 syllables

Heartbroken means: full of sorrow.

Synonyms for heartbroken12

adjective, as in full of sorrow

brokenhearted, heartsick, sorrowful

also used for heartbroken

inconsolable, forlorn, despairing, dejected, disconsolate, distraught, devastated, wretched, grief-stricken

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What does heartbroken mean?1

adjective

1

full of sorrow

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Heartbroken in a sentence

  • I know what it's like to be heartbroken.CK
  • Rima was heartbroken her hair was permanently gone.Amastan
  • Rima was still heartbroken that her dad left her.Amastan
  • Sami was heartbroken when he heard about the affair.OsoHombre
  • Adriano was heartbroken by what he had just done to Rima.Amastan
  • I was heartbroken when I learned what happened to them.anzart
  • Sami was heartbroken but he was determined to win Layla back.OsoHombre
  • I was heartbroken when I learned of his death.anzart

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