heartsore

adjective

heart·​sore ˈhärt-ˌsȯr 

: heartsick

Synonyms

• bad
• blue
• brokenhearted
• cast down
• crestfallen
• dejected
• depressed
• despondent
• disconsolate
• doleful
• down
• down in the mouth
• downcast
• downhearted
• droopy
• forlorn
• gloomy
• glum
• hangdog
• heartbroken
• heartsick
• heavyhearted
• inconsolable
• joyless
• low
• low-spirited
• melancholic
• melancholy
• miserable
• mournful
• sad
• saddened
• sorrowful
• sorry
• unhappy
• woebegone
• woeful
• wretched

Examples of heartsore in a Sentence

a grandmother feeling heartsore and despondent when all her relatives left en masse after the holidays

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

heartsore

adjective

heart·​sore -ˌsō(ə)r 

-ˌsȯ(ə)r

: heartsick