Meanings
proper noun
- figurativelyThe condition of heartbreak resulting from a failed romance.
Origin
Title of a 1956 song by Elvis Presley, inspired by a newspaper article about a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window.
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APA
Heartbreak Hotel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heartbreak%20Hotel
MLA
“Heartbreak Hotel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heartbreak%20Hotel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heartbreak Hotel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heartbreak%20Hotel.
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