heartbroken

adjective

heart·​bro·​ken ˈhärt-ˌbrō-kən How to pronounce heartbroken (audio)
: overcome by sorrow

Examples of heartbroken in a Sentence

not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died
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Once the game is over, pink soldiers approach Yong-sik to shoot him and ensure that he’s eliminated, despite Geum-ja’s heartbroken pleas. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025 And before long, his pig is stolen, leaving him heartbroken. Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Years later, Eddie, still heartbroken, tracks May down to a motel room on the edge of the Mojave Desert to win her back. Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025 When black cat Magic vanished without a trace in 2015, his family were heartbroken. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for heartbroken

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heartbroken was in 1572

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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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