Heartbroken
Heartbroken adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be
Overjoyed is an antonym for heartbroken.
Overjoyed
Overjoyed adjective - Extremely joyful.
Both words in one sentence
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He's overjoyed to see Jake, but he is heartbroken when he's informed of Nick's death by his grandson.
Source: Series / The Secret Circle -
Also subverted for an Aesop in one episode were Martha expects a kitten to be mean, but ultimately finds out it's nice and befriends it, even being heartbroken when it leaves (then overjoyed to find out she can visit it whenever she wants).
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The last real chapter of With Strings Attached (there are two postscripts) has the four talking with Shag and Varx about being sent back to Earthbut without their magic, which has John and Paul overjoyed but George disappointed and Ringo heartbroken.
Source: Dénouement
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