brokenhearted
adjEtymology From broken + hearted.
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Idiomatic Grieved and disappointed, especially by the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the end of a romantic relationship.
- Although it's always crowded You still can find some room For broken-hearted lovers To cry there in their gloom.1956, “Heartbreak Hotel”, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley (lyrics), performed by Elvis Presley:
- Derived terms
- brokenheartedly, brokenheartedness
- Related terms
- heartbroken, heartbreak, heartbreaker, break someone's heart, grief-stricken