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HEARTSICK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heartsick mean?
• HEARTSICK (adjective)
The adjective HEARTSICK has 2 senses:
1. full of sorrow
2. without or almost without hope
Familiarity information: HEARTSICK used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Full of sorrow
Synonyms:
brokenhearted; heartbroken; heartsick
Similar:
sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)
Derivation:
heartsickness (feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Without or almost without hope
Synonyms:
despondent; heartsick
Context example:
too heartsick to fight back
Similar:
hopeless (without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success)
Derivation:
heartsickness (feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless)
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