Dictionary Definition
heartbreak n : intense sorrow caused by loss of a
loved one (especially by death) [syn: grief, heartache, brokenheartedness]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment
Translations
- French: crève-cœur
- Scottish Gaelic: bristeadh-cridhe
Extensive Definition
Heartbreak may refer to:
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aching heart, affliction, agonizingness, agony, anguish, bale, bleeding heart, broken heart,
brokenheartedness,
care, desolateness, desolation, dole, excruciatingness,
excruciation,
grief, heartache, heartbrokenness,
heartsickness,
heartsoreness,
regret, rue, torment, tormentingness, torture, torturousness, woe