Heavy-heartedness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    sadness, depression, or melancholy. uncountable

    "After a month or two of heavy-heartedness, I told myself, Time out, David. When your car breaks down, you see a mechanic, when you need money, you go to the bank; so when you can't figure out what's going on in your head, go find a shrink."

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"After a month or two of heavy-heartedness, I told myself, Time out, David. When your car breaks down, you see a mechanic, when you need money, you go to the bank; so when you can't figure out what's going on in your head, go find a shrink."

Etymology

From heavy-hearted + -ness.

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