Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.

    Kummer, Herzeleid

    го́реgóre

    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

Examples

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  1. Sami went through his first heartbreak.

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  2. Each heartbreak has shaped my understanding of love.

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  3. Mary was my first crush and my first heartbreak.

    deMaria war mein erster Schwarm und brach mir als erste das Herz.

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  4. Tom was my first crush and my first heartbreak.

    deTom war mein erster Schwarm und brach mir als erster das Herz.

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  5. By the fiftieth heartbreak, rejection becomes much easier to handle.

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Translations

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Origin

From heart + break. Compare heartache § Etymology.

From heart + break. Compare heartache § Etymology.

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Forms

plural: heartbreaks
Singularheartbreak
Pluralheartbreaks

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
heartbreak — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto