Heartbreak and Shame

Heartbreak

Heartbreak noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.

Usage example: I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death

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Shame and heartbreak are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shame" instead a noun "Heartbreak".

Shame noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

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Heartbreak and shame are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heartbreak" instead a noun "Shame".

Nearby Words: sham, shameful, shameless, shamed, shaming

pure	pure heartbreak	pure shame
true	true heartbreak	true shame
sheer	sheer heartbreak	sheer shame
real	real heartbreak	real shame
Other adjectives: extreme, little, absolute, potential, private, personal, new, major, incredible, past, later, inevitable, recent, devastating, biggest.

Things got complicated, and she later takes a place with rediscovered Servants of Saint Camber, partly for the vocation and partly for the shame/heartbreak-induced retirement.

Source: Taking the Veil

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