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heartsick

[hahrt-sik] / ˈhɑrtˌsɪk /
ADJECTIVE
despondent
Synonyms
WEAK
all torn up blue bummed out dejected depressed despairing disappointed disconsolate disheartened down forlorn grieving heavy-hearted inconsolable low melancholy mournful sad unhappy woebegone

Example Sentences

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To the book’s heartsick narrator, Louise Brown, the man who embodies those old-fashioned virtues is Claude Collier, the 27-year-old layabout scion of an aristocratic New Orleans clan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Years later, on a different kind of bad day — heartsick, this time — I tried to recreate it.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Addressing fans through her On the Jlo newsletter, the singer wrote: "I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

“I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” the Grammy Award winner said Friday in a message to fans through her OntheJLo newsletter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

I get a real heartsick feeling then, wondering if I gone too far.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett