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

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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

Montoya can at least claim to know the score, since he was a Spanish reality TV veteran before romantic distress transformed him into a heartsick Sonic the Hedgehog.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

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

Mrs. Coulter, sore and heartsick, opened her eyes; she had not been asleep.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

heartsick

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