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
Tearful and heartbroken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tearful" instead an adjective "Heartbroken".
Tearful
Tearful adjective - Given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears.
Usage example: a tearful woman who can be counted on to cry at every wedding, anniversary, and funeral
Heartbroken and tearful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heartbroken" instead an adjective "Tearful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and heartbroken
- melancholy and tearful
- dismal and heartbroken
- dismal and tearful
- woeful and heartbroken
- woeful and tearful
- dejected and heartbroken
- dejected and tearful
- depressed and heartbroken
- depressed and tearful
- sad and heartbroken
- sad and tearful
- unhappy and heartbroken
- unhappy and tearful
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