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(härt'brāk') pronunciation
n.
Overwhelming sorrow, grief, or disappointment. See synonyms at regret.


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noun

    Mental anguish or pain caused by loss or despair: grief, heartache, sorrow. See happy/unhappy.

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n

Definition: mental misery
Antonyms: happiness, joy, love

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Heartbreak

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Quotes:

"How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?" - Oscar Wilde

"A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income." - George Bernard Shaw

"It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace." - George Bernard Shaw

"Don't waste time trying to break a man's heart; be satisfied if you can just manage to chip it in a brand new place." - Helen Rowland

"It isn't enough for your heart to break because everybody's heart is broken now." - Allen Ginsberg

"Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met -- or never parted -- we had never been broken-hearted." - Robert Burns

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Translations:

Heartbreak

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hjertesorg

Nederlands (Dutch)
hartzeer, zielsleed, liefdesverdriet

Français (French)
n. - déchirement, douleur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kummer, Herzeleid

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σπαραγμός

Italiano (Italian)
crepacuore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tristeza (f) profunda

Русский (Russian)
большое горе

Español (Spanish)
n. - angustia, congoja

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hjärtesorg

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
难忍的悲伤或失望

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 難忍的悲傷或失望

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비통, 애끊는 마음

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悲嘆, 断腸の思い, 悲しみの種

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حسرة, أسى ساحق للقلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שברון-לב‬


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The Look/Heartbreak (2002 Album by Shalamar)
Born to Buck (1971 Western Film)
Joshua's Heart (1990 Drama Film)
Heartbreak High (1998 Album by Various Artists)