heartsick meaning

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heartsick (adjective): full of sorrow.

heartsick has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

heartsick as an adjective

  1. full of sorrow

    Synonyms: brokenhearted, heartbroken

    Similar: sorrowful

    Related forms: heartsickness

  2. without or almost without hope
    • despondent about his failure
    • too heartsick to fight back

    Synonyms: despondent

    Similar: hopeless

    Related forms: heartsickness

Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in CK · 9-letter words

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