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broken heart

NOUN
heartache
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agony bitterness despair grief heartbreak misery pang sadness suffering torment
STRONG
affliction dejection depression despondency distress dolor hurting remorse torture
WEAK
heavy heart
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheer contentment delight gladness happiness health joy
STRONG
comfort hopefulness relief
NOUN
heartbreak
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agony anguish bitterness despair grief heartache pain remorse sorrow suffering torment woe
STRONG
affliction bale care desolation distress heartsickness regret rue torture
WEAK
heavy heart
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheer comfort contentment happiness health joy joyfulness
STRONG
relief
WEAK
love
NOUN
heavy heart
Synonyms
WEAK
aching heart agony of mind bathos bleeding heart heartache heaviness of heart pathos
NOUN
sadness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anguish grief heartache heartbreak hopelessness melancholy misery mourning poignancy sorrow
STRONG
blahs bleakness bummer cheerlessness dejection despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness distress dolefulness dolor downer dysphoria forlornness funk gloominess letdown listlessness moodiness mopes mournfulness sorrowfulness tribulation woe
WEAK
blue devils blue funk dismals downcastness grieving heavy heart the blues the dumps
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheer delight happiness joy
STRONG
advantage benefit comfort
WEAK
gladness

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"Ramadan without the Al-Aqsa Mosque is a very sad feeling, a feeling of having a broken heart," said worshipper Zeyad Mona.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

I conclude not with a joke but with a proverb at the essence of most Jewish jokes: What is as whole as a Jew with a broken heart?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

The announcement concluded, saying “She will be missed so much our hearts are breaking” followed by three broken heart emojis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

Nahshon Wright of the Chicago Bears also shared a photo of Beam, adding an emoji of a broken heart.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025

And I think Ob’s going to die, truly die, if I can’t figure a way to mend his sorry broken heart.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

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