heartbroken
/ˈhɑːtbrəʊkən
/adjective
Suffering from overwhelming distress: he was heartbroken at the thought of leaving the house...
- A devastated mum is heartbroken after thieves stole a tender tribute from her daughter's grave.
- We accept that Thomas died but we can't accept his suffering and we are all heartbroken.
- You cannot live well without a friend, and if Jesus is not your best friend, you will end up being heartbroken and desolate.
Synonyms
anguished, devastated, broken-hearted, heavy-hearted, suffering, grieving, grief-stricken, grieved, inconsolable, crushed, shattered, desolate, despairing;
upset, distressed, miserable, sorrowful, sad, dejected, dispirited, disheartened, downcast, disconsolate, crestfallen, disappointed, despondent, in low spirits
informal choked, down in the mouth, down in the dumps, cut up
British informal gutted
literary dolorous, heartsick
archaic chap-fallen
- incorporative
- incorporator
- incorporeal
- incorporeality
- incorporeally
- incorporeity
- incorrect
- incorrectly
- incorrectness
- incorrigibility
- incorrigible
- incorrigibleness
- incorrigibly
- incorrupt
- incorruptibility
- incorruptible
- incorruptibly
- in-country
- in court
- incr.
- incrassate
- incrassated
- increasable
- increase
- increasingly