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broken heart

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noun

  1. devastating sorrow, especially from disappointment in love; heartbreak.

    When you're young, you think you'll never recover from a broken heart.

Etymology

Origin of broken heart

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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“At last, today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty,” her siblings said in a statement to CBS.

From Salon

Because, aside from when you’re the teen in question, it almost always looks ridiculous when a kid is just an overemotional, theatrical mess of a broken heart.

From Los Angeles Times

Not to make light of any teen’s emotional injury, but will dating sites now be held liable for broken hearts?

From The Wall Street Journal

Dating meant broken hearts and bad tempers and vengeful dreams.

From Literature

"We have come here with broken hearts and confused minds, with so many questions. Why death in the bloom of youth, and why like this?" said the priest.

From Barron's

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