brokenheartedness
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Definition
Noun: * Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death): A state of profound, overwhelming sadness and emotional pain, typically resulting from a significant loss such as bereavement, the end of a deep relationship, or a severe disappointment. It implies a feeling that one's heart is figuratively broken.
Usage
- "Brokenheartedness" is a formal and literary noun used to describe a deep, enduring state of grief. It is more intense than simple sadness.
- It is often used in contexts discussing emotional trauma, literature, psychology, or profound personal loss.
- Example:
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "A profound sense of brokenheartedness": Emphasizes the depth and seriousness of the sorrow.
- The community shared a profound sense of brokenheartedness after the tragedy.
Variants and Related Words
- Brokenhearted (adjective): Feeling intense sorrow.
- She was brokenhearted when her best friend moved away.
- Heartbreak (noun): A more common synonym for the event or feeling causing intense sorrow.
- The end of the romance was a terrible heartbreak for him.
- Heartbroken (adjective): Synonymous with "brokenhearted."
- The heartbroken father spoke at his son's funeral.
Synonyms
- Grief: Deep sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
- Anguish: Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
- Desolation: A state of complete emptiness or destruction, often emotional.
- Woe: Great sorrow or distress (archaic or literary).
Antonyms
- Joy
- Happiness
- Elation
- Contentment
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To have a broken heart: To suffer from intense sadness, usually from lost love.
- He's been walking around with a broken heart ever since they split up.
- To die of a broken heart: To suffer so greatly from grief that it leads to one's decline or death (often figurative).
- In the story, the old man seemed to die of a broken heart after his wife passed.
Noun
- intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)