heart·break

[hahrt-breyk]
noun
great sorrow, grief, or anguish.

Origin:
1575–85; heart + break

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heartbreak (ˈhɑːtˌbreɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
intense and overwhelming grief, esp through disappointment in love

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Heartbreak is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
Her friends could only look on with heartbreak and amazement.
Failing to find it would be the latest in a long string of missed opportunities
  and heartbreak.
Nations wise enough to put past bitterness and heartbreak behind them can find
  in each other future friends and partners.
Time might heal metaphorical heartbreak, but an injured heart can rarely repair
  itself.
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