Heartsore

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Heartache, misery, grief. countable, rare, uncountable

    "They remain as eye-sores, and, I might say, heartsores; for God knows there is misery enough within those wretched portals."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Heartsick.

Synonyms

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atrabiliaryatrabiliousbereavedblithelessblueblueness

Example

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"They remain as eye-sores, and, I might say, heartsores; for God knows there is misery enough within those wretched portals."

Etymology

From heart + sore. Compare Saterland Frisian Haatseer (“heartache”), West Frisian hertsear (“heartache”), Dutch hartzeer (“heartache”), German Low German Hartsehr (“heartache”).

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