heartsick

English

Etymology

From heart +‎ sick.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

heartsick (comparative more heartsick, superlative most heartsick)

  1. Very despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
    Synonyms: miserable, unhappy; see also Thesaurus:sad
    • 2024 September 17, Lauren DePino, “I Sang at Hundreds of Funerals. This Is What I Learned About Grief.”, in The New York Times Magazine‎[1]:
      I stood close to heartsick mourners and worried that I would not sustain the enormousness of their spiritual weight.

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