heartbreak
Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointmentOverwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.
» Sami went through his first heartbreak.
Meaning
1 senses(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
16 sentencesSami went through his first heartbreak.
Each heartbreak has shaped my understanding of love.
Mary was my first crush and my first heartbreak.
deMaria war mein erster Schwarm und brach mir als erste das Herz.
Tom was my first crush and my first heartbreak.
deTom war mein erster Schwarm und brach mir als erster das Herz.
By the fiftieth heartbreak, rejection becomes much easier to handle.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From heart + break. Compare heartache § Etymology.From heart + break. Compare heartache § Etymology.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: heartbreaks| Singular | heartbreak |
|---|---|
| Plural | heartbreaks |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death):griefheartachebrokenheartedness
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable