as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death
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Recent Examples of heartbreak
Teddy Swims is ready to show what life after heartbreak looks like.
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Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Despite the heartbreak, stories of kindness and resilience emerged.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
From the cool surface of a frozen lake to the dizzying frenzy of a white-out squall, the dead of winter offers countless evocative and extreme conditions that conjure magic, channel heartbreak and push characters to their limits.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
This has to be the next step for both the team and the coach to overcome the heartbreak the Vikings have felt in every season of its existence.
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—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Despite the heartbreak, stories of kindness and resilience emerged.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
From the cool surface of a frozen lake to the dizzying frenzy of a white-out squall, the dead of winter offers countless evocative and extreme conditions that conjure magic, channel heartbreak and push characters to their limits.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
This has to be the next step for both the team and the coach to overcome the heartbreak the Vikings have felt in every season of its existence.
Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
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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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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