heartbroken.
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
Meaning & usage
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
When he told me he didn't want to see me anymore, I was heartbroken.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd Proto-Germanic *hertô Proto-West Germanic *hertā Old English heorte Middle English herte English heart English broken English heartbroken From heart + broken.
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