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Definitions

broken heart

NOUN

heartache

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agony bitterness despair grief heartbreak misery pang sadness suffering torment

STRONG

affliction dejection depression despondency distress dolor hurting remorse torture

WEAK

heavy heart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer contentment delight gladness happiness health joy

STRONG

comfort hopefulness relief

NOUN

heartbreak

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agony anguish bitterness despair grief heartache pain remorse sorrow suffering torment woe

STRONG

affliction bale care desolation distress heartsickness regret rue torture

WEAK

heavy heart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer comfort contentment happiness health joy joyfulness

STRONG

relief

WEAK

love

NOUN

heavy heart

Synonyms

WEAK

aching heart agony of mind bathos bleeding heart heartache heaviness of heart pathos

NOUN

sadness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguish grief heartache heartbreak hopelessness melancholy misery mourning poignancy sorrow

STRONG

blahs bleakness bummer cheerlessness dejection despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness distress dolefulness dolor downer dysphoria forlornness funk gloominess letdown listlessness moodiness mopes mournfulness sorrowfulness tribulation woe

WEAK

blue devils blue funk dismals downcastness grieving heavy heart the blues the dumps

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer delight happiness joy

STRONG

advantage benefit comfort

WEAK

gladness

Example Sentences

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"Ramadan without the Al-Aqsa Mosque is a very sad feeling, a feeling of having a broken heart," said worshipper Zeyad Mona.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

I conclude not with a joke but with a proverb at the essence of most Jewish jokes: What is as whole as a Jew with a broken heart?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

"My mum and dad weren't together, so I always think it was a bit of a broken heart as well," said Meg.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

“It’s with a broken heart that I’ve decided I can no longer, in good conscience, and after 47 years, remain an employee of Ben & Jerry’s,” Greenfield wrote.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

His leaving hurt like the punch of finality that only comes from a broken heart.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

broken heart

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