heart-bleeding
noun
Anguish; (in later use also) the action of (especially falsely or insincerely) professing anguished concern about something.
adjective
Agonizing; (in later use more commonly) engaged in or characterized by the action of (especially falsely or insincerely) professing anguished concern about something.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Counter-poyson.
- curly-wurly
- curmudgeon
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- currency
- currency lad
- currency lass
- current
- current account
- current affairs
- current assets
- current cost accounting
- current density
- current liabilities
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- curricle
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