heavy heart

noun

A strong feeling of sadness or misery

““We lost,” he said with a heavy heart.”

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Meanings

nounheavy heart (plural heavy hearts)

plural heavy hearts

  1. figurativelyA strong feeling of sadness or misery

    “We lost,” he said with a heavy heart.

    1 more example

    “Now, to begin today I want to ask one particular father and son to join me at the altar to read their special Father’s Day poem to the rest of the congregation.” With heavy hearts, father and son went up to the altar, and turned round to face the sea of empty chairs.

    2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
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APA

heavy heart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20heart

MLA

“heavy heart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20heart. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heavy heart,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20heart.

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