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单词 heartbroke
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heartbrokeadj.

Brit. /ˈhɑːtˌbrəʊk/, U.S. /ˈhɑrtˌbroʊk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heart n., broke adj.
Etymology: < heart n. + broke adj. Compare break v. 7c, to break a person's heart at heart n., int., and adv. Phrases 3a(a), and earlier heartbroken adj.
Now regional (chiefly U.S.).
= heartbroken adj.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > broken-heartedness > [adjective] > broken-hearted
broken-hearted1526
heartbroken1572
heartsore1597
heartstruck1615
heartbroke1621
bosom-stricken1859
1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania iii. 426 By your wrongs now ioynd with heart-broke smart.
1652 E. Benlowes Theophila ii. lxiii. 31 This heart-broke Altar cemented with Brine!
1711 J. Swift Let. to Stella 9 Feb. in Wks. (1766) X. 78 They say the old king is almost heart-broke.
1799 European Mag. July 44/2 No fancy'd accents wave upon The heart-broke pilgrim's ear.
1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 301/2 The unhappy burgesses, wholly foot-sore, and almost heart-broke.
1870 ‘A. Sketchley’ Mrs. Brown at the Play 98 Poor Mrs. Billin's as is 'artbroke about 'er son as is a reg'lar good-for-nothink waggerbone.
1904 Pall Mall Mag. 33 106/1 She was regular heart-broke and upset, I can tell you.
1957 Evening Standard (Uniontown, Pa.) 24 Dec. 9/7 It was them poor heartbroke womenfolks who pulled me to pieces inside.
1992 R. Kenan Let Dead bury their Dead xii. 301 They say ole Owen Cross was heartbroke at first.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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