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brokenhearted
[ broh-kuhn-hahr-tid ]
adjective
- burdened with great sorrow, grief, or disappointment.
Synonyms: dejected, despondent, heartbroken, heartsick
brokenhearted
/ ˌbrəʊkənˈhɑːtɪd /
adjective
- overwhelmed by grief or disappointment
Derived Forms
- ˌbrokenˈheartedly, adverb
- ˌbrokenˈheartedness, noun
Other Words From
- broken·hearted·ly adverb
- broken·hearted·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of brokenhearted1
Example Sentences
Jason Kling said her death has left thousands who knew her brokenhearted.
We were both brokenhearted at the time and had gotten out of rough relationships, so it was just very sweet.
His little son with him is brokenhearted, because he didn't think his father would do anything like that.
On Pushing Daisies, her Olive Snook was lonely, lovesick, and brokenhearted, while still positively hysterical.
May God bless the memory of the victims and, in the words of Scripture, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds.
The brokenhearted woman besought him on her knees, but his fear of losing an army made all pleadings vain.
The father was brokenhearted, and indeed the whole community were stricken with grief for her and for him.
But people are warm and living, and their hearts beat with human life, and they can be sorry and glad, happy and brokenhearted.
He was brokenhearted at the thought that she should have preferred a mere child to him!
But he flatly refused and spoke to her very roughly; and at this she seemed very upset—quite brokenhearted.
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