heartbroken

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   overwhelmed by grief, disappointment, or emotional loss

   She was heartbroken when her closest friend moved away.

Formed from heart + broken, using the heart as the traditional seat of emotion. The image of grief breaking the heart is ancient; heartbroken became established as a compound adjective for profound sorrow or disappointment.

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