broken-heartedadjective
uk/ˌbrəʊ.kənˈhɑː.tɪd/us/ˌbroʊ.kənˈhɑːr.t̬ɪd/extremely unhappy:
She was broken-hearted when her boyfriend left her.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Feeling sad and unhappy
- (down) in the dumps idiom
- a dog's life idiom
- a long face idiom
- abject
- be cut up idiom
- be down in the mouth idiom
- be in a funk idiom
- bruised
- dog
- doleful
- dour
- downhearted
- grieving
- miserably
- mope
- mope around (somewhere)
- morose
- mournful
- not be a happy camper idiom
- wretched
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broken heart
noun [ C ] uk/ˌbrəʊ.kən ˈhɑː.t/us/ˌbroʊ.kən ˈhɑːrt/
a feeling of great sadness, especially when someone you love dies or does not love you:
They say he died of a broken heart.