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

16 sentences
  1. Sami went through his first heartbreak.

  2. Each heartbreak has shaped my understanding of love.

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

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

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

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

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

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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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