heartsick
heartsick · more heartsick · most heartsick
Very despondent or sorrowfulVery despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
Meaning
1 sensesVery despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
More definitions
- without or almost without hope
- full of sorrow
Forms
more heartsick, most heartsick| Comparative | more heartsick Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most heartsick Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
88 synonymsmiserableB1unhappyA2blueA1dampB1depressedB1dismalC1downB2dullB1forlornC2gloomyB2glumC1lowA2melancholyC2moodyB2
Close in meaning
- without or almost without hope:despondent
- full of sorrow:brokenheartedheartbroken
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedheartsickness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.