heartsick

[hahrt-sik]

heart·sick

[hahrt-sik]
adjective
extremely depressed or unhappy.

Origin:
1520–30; heart + sick1

heart·sick·en·ing, adjective
heart·sick·ness, noun


dejected, sick-at-heart, despondent, dispirited.

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heartsick (ˈhɑːtˌsɪk)
 
adj
deeply dejected or despondent
 
'heartsickness
 
n

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