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heart·sick
 heartsick
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- pronunciation:
- hart
sIk
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adjective |
| definition: |
extremely depressed, disappointed, or sad.
He was heartsick over what he'd done, but there was no way to undo the hurt he'd caused.We were heartsick when we heard the news of the shootings.- similar words:
- miserable
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| related words: |
down, downcast, downhearted, heavy, melancholy, sad, unhappy, wretched |
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| derivations: |
heartsickening (adj.), heartsickness (n.) |
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