Heartsick
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Very despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
"I stood close to heartsick mourners and worried that I would not sustain the enormousness of their spiritual weight."
Adjective
- 1 without or almost without hope wordnet
- 2 full of sorrow wordnet
Example
More examples"Having seen television footage of the violent insurrection, Tom was heartsick to learn that some members of Congress had known of the attempted coup d’état before it occurred."
Etymology
From heart + sick.