Heavyheartedness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of heavy-heartedness. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "From the 1:45 p.m. roll call to 10 p.m. shift change, a bleak heavyheartedness hung in the air above everyone's heads. It didn't matter what side of the bars you were on, no one wanted to be there."

  2. 2
    a feeling of dispirited melancholy wordnet

Synonyms

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bathosbluesdumpsheavy heartmelancholypathos

Example

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"From the 1:45 p.m. roll call to 10 p.m. shift change, a bleak heavyheartedness hung in the air above everyone's heads. It didn't matter what side of the bars you were on, no one wanted to be there."

Etymology

From heavyhearted + -ness.

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