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heartbreak

/ˈhɑɹt.bɹeɪk/noun2 syllables

Heartbreak means: intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death).

Synonyms for heartbreak4

noun, as in intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

grief, heartache, brokenheartedness

also used for heartbreak

broken heart

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What does heartbreak mean?1

noun

1

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Heartbreak in a sentence

  • By the fiftieth heartbreak, rejection becomes much easier to handle.papabear
  • Heartbreak can feel like a void that's hard to fill.Nuel
  • Each heartbreak has shaped my understanding of love.Nuel
  • Hsin-yi got so much slimmer lately. Is it gym or heartbreak?LeviHighway
  • It's not that I particularly love heartbreak, but I really like songs about heartbreak.Jonet
  • Love is the best thing life has to offer, and it ends in either heartbreak or bereavement.rul
  • Sami went through his first heartbreak.OsoHombre
  • Tom was my first crush, my first love and later my first heartbreak.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of heartbreak

as a noun

plural
heartbreaks