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heartbreak
noun heart·break \ˈhärt-ˌbrāk\
: a very strong feeling of sadness, disappointment, etc.
Full Definition of HEARTBREAK
: crushing grief, anguish, or distress
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First Known Use of HEARTBREAK
14th century
Related to HEARTBREAK
- Synonyms
- affliction, anguish, dolefulness, dolor, grief, heartache, sorrow, sorriness, woe
- Antonyms
- blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, delight, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, pleasure, rapture, rapturousness
Rhymes with HEARTBREAK
air brake, awake, backache, beefcake, beefsteak, betake, blacksnake, bull snake, canebrake, caretake, cheesecake, cheesesteak, clambake, club steak, corncrake, cube steak, cupcake, daybreak, disc brake, drum brake, earache, earthquake, fair shake, fast break, firebreak, firedrake, fish cake, flank steak, forsake, friedcake, fruitcake, green snake, grubstake, hand brake, handshake, headache, heartache, hoecake, hotcake, housebreak, intake, jailbreak, keepsake, king snake, lapstrake, mandrake, milk snake, mistake, moonquake, muckrake, namesake, newsbreak, oatcake, oil cake, opaque, outbreak, outtake, Pan-Cake, pancake, partake, pound cake, pump fake, rat snake, remake, retake, rewake, rock brake, seaquake, sea snake, seedcake, sheldrake, shortcake, snowflake, sponge cake, Swiss steak, tea cake, toothache, unmake, uptake, wheat cake, windbreak, wind shake, youthquake
HEARTBREAK Defined for Kids
heartbreak
noun heart·break \ˈhärt-ˌbrāk\
Definition of HEARTBREAK for Kids
: very great or deep grief
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