Meanings
adjectivebrokenhearted (comparative more brokenhearted, superlative most brokenhearted)
comparative more brokenhearted · superlative most brokenhearted · alternative broken-hearted
- idiomaticGrieved 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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefull of sorrow
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Origin
Translations
Finnish särkynyt sydän
- särkynyt sydängrieved and disappointed
French ayant le cœur brisé
- ayant le cœur briségrieved and disappointed
German untröstlich, voller Kummer
- untröstlichgrieved and disappointed
- voller Kummergrieved and disappointed
Hebrew שְׁבוּר־לֵב
- שְׁבוּר־לֵב (sh'vúr-lév)grieved and disappointed
Irish croíbhriste
- croíbhristegrieved and disappointed
Polish zrozpaczony, ze złamanym sercem
- zrozpaczonygrieved and disappointed
- ze złamanym sercemgrieved and disappointed
Russian уби́тый го́рем, с разби́тым се́рдцем
- уби́тый го́рем (ubítyj górem)grieved and disappointed
- с разби́тым се́рдцем (s razbítym sérdcem)grieved and disappointed
Spanish con el corazón partido
- con el corazón partidogrieved and disappointed
Cite this entry
APA
brokenhearted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brokenhearted
MLA
“brokenhearted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brokenhearted. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brokenhearted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brokenhearted.
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