Heartsick

adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 1
    without or almost without hope wordnet
  2. 2
    full of sorrow wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
atrabiliaryatrabiliousblithelessbluebluebroken-hearted

Example

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"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.

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