as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war
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Recent Examples of heartache
My heartaches [sic] for those still in harm’s way or mourning greater losses.
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Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
So, the ick is often our internal defense mechanism, working overtime to protect us from potential heartache, leading us to unconsciously push away great potential partners by focusing on unimportant qualities.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
After the song ended, there were even more cheers and a longer ovation than usual, which some people thought could be fans' way of showing support at a time of possible heartache.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Georgetown mom puts family first while living with cancer
Gomez family:Mom wants a better life for her three boys after her own childhood heartache
Shamsi family:Afghan engineer survived bombing as child.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
So, the ick is often our internal defense mechanism, working overtime to protect us from potential heartache, leading us to unconsciously push away great potential partners by focusing on unimportant qualities.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
After the song ended, there were even more cheers and a longer ovation than usual, which some people thought could be fans' way of showing support at a time of possible heartache.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Georgetown mom puts family first while living with cancer
Gomez family:Mom wants a better life for her three boys after her own childhood heartache
Shamsi family:Afghan engineer survived bombing as child.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for heartache
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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Her name brings profound joy and hope & her passing leaves painful tears and sorrow.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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So safe, in fact, that an entire generation of Americans has come of age without knowing the feeling of sorrow and instability that such disasters always bring.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There is no timeline and there is no perfect grief.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Tragedies can be examined by those outside of its sphere of destruction, but the groundswell of feeling from Mexican viewers and critics is that there was little or no care taken to understand the cultural grief beyond stereotyped spectacle.—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, this child was left vulnerable...and [their parents] now faced the anguish of watching their child fight for their life on a ventilator.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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The football world felt the collective anguish of a fan base during Buffalo’s 13-seconds loss to Kansas City.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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But the eight new episodes, which were written in 2023 and filmed in 2024, implicitly address the helplessness and the heartbreak experienced by the Palestinian diaspora watching tragedy unfold on the other side of the world.—
Inkoo Kang,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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Chronicling heartbreak, fear, and industry woes the tracks bleed into one another clearly designed to be listened to as a whole rather than single-by-single.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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