as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war
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Recent Examples of heartache
The poet, who died in 1976, injects mournful omniscience into explorations of heartache.
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The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Bottom line There will be plenty of heartache among federal workers, in California and across the nation, as the bureaucracy gets a severe pruning.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
The mom of three has seen her fair share of heartache.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Haley Mlotek’s new book provides neither catharsis nor remedies for heartache, but rather a tender exploration of human intimacy.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
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The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Bottom line There will be plenty of heartache among federal workers, in California and across the nation, as the bureaucracy gets a severe pruning.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
The mom of three has seen her fair share of heartache.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Haley Mlotek’s new book provides neither catharsis nor remedies for heartache, but rather a tender exploration of human intimacy.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartache
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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His eyes filled with sorrow as his mom gave Lola all the attention.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Emotions and sorrow were palpable even though Prine has been dead for nearly five years.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The film tells the story of a tech entrepreneur (Vincent Cassel) grappling with memory and grief.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Although some in the media distort the anger directed at Rowling from trans activists, trans people, and allies, the truth is those feelings — not just anger, but betrayal and grief — are justified.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the episode, Duran describes his mental anguish during that time and some of the steps he’s taken since then to improve his mental health.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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And all of that anguish of going through that process of retrying to develop my body in a way that will never be the same anyway.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the immediate aftermath of a sports fan’s heartbreak, there is that sliver of time during which all the emotion passes across their face.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2025
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Rose has had an underreported sum of major championship heartbreak since winning the U.S. Open at Merion a dozen years ago.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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