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heartsick

adjective
heart·​sick | \ ˈhärt-ËŒsik How to pronounce heartsick (audio) \

Definition of heartsick

: very despondent : depressed
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heartsickness noun

Examples of heartsick in a Sentence

They were absolutely heartsick over the loss of their home. I was heartsick to learn of their divorce.

Recent Examples on the Web

 The elder Symansky's new tenant would often stay up listening to the heartsick father talk about his son. — Kyle Swenson, chicagotribune.com, "Indiana man missing for decades before being found in Florida thanks to ancestry website now owes abandoned family nearly $2 million," 31 May 2018 Over at Dulles, a heartsick Iranian mother was reunited with her 5-year-old son, who was detained for several hours. — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, "Analysis: Shock. Outrage. Resistance. Repeat. Is this the new normal in Trump’s America?," 30 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of heartsick

circa 1529, in the meaning defined above

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heartsick

adjective
How to pronounce heartsick (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of heartsick

: very sad or disappointed

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heartsick

adjective
heart·​sick | \ ˈhärt-ËŒsik How to pronounce heartsick (audio) \

Kids Definition of heartsick

: very sad

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