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View synonyms for heartache

heartache

[ hahrt-eyk ]

noun

  1. emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.


heartache

/ ˈhɑːtˌeɪk /

noun

  1. intense anguish or mental suffering


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Other Words From

  • heartaching adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heartache1

before 1000; Middle English hert ache, Old English heort ece; heart, ache

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Example Sentences

His success later in the afternoon has staggered a nation and sent two families reeling from heartache that never diminishes.

But now the feelings of heartache increased as the workload diminished.

Take responsibility for yourself and your loved ones for these situations carry great burden and heartache.

With each new tragedy that unfolds comes grief and heartache, but also an opportunity to educate.

Now comes the real heartache, the stuff I could write a country song about.

I'll wager those are seniors, who already feel a little heartache because their college years are so nearly over.

Should he condemn himself and Doris Cleveland to heartache and loneliness because of a technicality?

So there my darling boat lay idly in the lagoon—a useless thing, whose sight filled me with heartache and despair.

Her position is not a happy one, but she must smile and be gay and hide her heartache.

But the great happiness that was Roland's was not without its heartache.

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