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Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken.
Asghar Farhadi

Meaning of "heartbroken" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEARTBROKEN

heartbroken  [ˈhɑːtˌbrəʊkən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEARTBROKEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heartbroken is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HEARTBROKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heartbroken

"Heartbroken" is the first single from British producer T2 to reach a place on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two behind Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love". T2 produced the backing music, and the vocals are performed by British singer Jodie Aysha, who wrote the song. The song was later rewritten to support boxer Ricky Hatton in his match against Floyd Mayweather.

Definition of heartbroken in the English dictionary

The definition of heartbroken in the dictionary is suffering from intense grief.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEARTBROKEN


awoken
əˈwəʊkən
bespoken
bɪˈspəʊkən
betoken
bɪˈtəʊkən
broken
ˈbrəʊkən
Cariocan
ˌkærɪˈəʊkən
forespoken
fɔːˈspəʊkən
foretoken
ˈfɔːˌtəʊkən
forspoken
fɔːˈspəʊkən
Hoboken
ˈhəʊbəʊkən
oaken
ˈəʊkən
outspoken
ˌaʊtˈspəʊkən
ryokan
rɪˈəʊkən
slow-spoken
ˌsləʊˈspəʊkən
soken
ˈsəʊkən
spoken
ˈspəʊkən
token
ˈtəʊkən
unbespoken
ˌʌnbɪˈspəʊkən
unbroken
ʌnˈbrəʊkən
unspoken
ʌnˈspəʊkən
woken
ˈwəʊkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEARTBROKEN

heart-water
heart-whole
heart-wholeness
heartache
heartbeat
heartbreak
heartbreaker
heartbreaking
heartbreakingly
heartbroke
heartbrokenly
heartbrokenness
heartburn
hearten
heartener
heartening
hearteningly
heartfelt
heartfree
hearth

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEARTBROKEN

book token
by the same token
fair-spoken
free-spoken
frithsoken
gift token
house-broken
love token
plain-spoken
record token
rough-spoken
short-spoken
sloken
smooth-spoken
soft-spoken
well-spoken
wind-broken

Synonyms and antonyms of heartbroken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HEARTBROKEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «heartbroken» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of heartbroken

Translation of «heartbroken» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEARTBROKEN

Find out the translation of heartbroken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heartbroken from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heartbroken» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

悲伤的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desconsolado
570 millions of speakers

English

heartbroken
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिल टूटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَكْسُورُ القَلْب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с разбитым сердцем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desiludido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heartbroke
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cœur brisé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejahatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

untröstlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲嘆に暮れた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비탄에 잠긴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kasep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thất tình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heartbroke
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ह्रदय श्वासनलिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heartbroke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

addolorato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ze złamanym sercem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вбитий горем
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συντετριμμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hartseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förtvivlad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sønderknust
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heartbroken

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEARTBROKEN»

The term «heartbroken» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.875 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEARTBROKEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heartbroken

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10 QUOTES WITH «HEARTBROKEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heartbroken.
1
Brian Blessed
When I was a child, I wanted to... go into space! To go to Mars. I wanted to explore and explore and explore. I wanted to go to the Lost World in South America - I was heartbroken to discover there were no dinosaurs; I still don't accept it.
2
Tom Brokaw
Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage.
3
Dennis Brown
Certain songs by hearing the rhythm, it tells you that is either a love song or you might be heartbroken or the songs give you the vibes and you just know that certain songs are militant that you have to write.
4
Bat for Lashes
I cry a lot when I feel empathy. I can feel heartbroken by life, and I cry quite easily, sometimes for no reason. It's healthy, I think.
5
Michael Caine
I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well mannered and cold but we are not cold - we don't interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don't scream in your face with tears - we go home and cry on our own.
6
Upamanyu Chatterjee
Advances don't fundamentally interest me. It sounds terribly naive, but money doesn't really mean anything to me. If a lot of money came my way, I'm certainly not going to say no. But it hasn't come my way as yet, and I'm not heartbroken.
7
James Corden
There were a couple of years where I got a bit lost - I went out too much, I was a bit heartbroken, thought I was a bit more of a dude than I really was. I would love to go back and have a strong word with myself.
8
Junot Diaz
When I got heartbroken at 20, it just felt like someone had spiraled a football right into my skull. At 40, it feels like someone had driven a 757 right through me.
9
Asghar Farhadi
Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken.
10
Gal Gadot
There aren't enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are the 'poor heartbroken girl.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEARTBROKEN»

Discover the use of heartbroken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heartbroken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Heartbroken: A Novel
Wonderfully suspenseful, exquisitely crafted, and written with raw, emotional power, this is Lisa Unger at her very best.
Lisa Unger, 2012
2
How to Help a Heartbroken Friend: What to Do and What to Say ...
Biebel helps readers understand the emotional and spiritual trauma that hurting friends are experiencing and suggests practical ways in which they can be comforted.
David B. Biebel, 2004
3
Heartbroken Open: A Memoir Through Loss to Self-Discovery
Book description to come.
Kristine Carlson, 2010
4
The Hazards of Hunting While Heartbroken
But does he harbor a dark secret? Or will Zoe torpedo her newfound happiness by indulging a far fetched suspicion? The Hazards of Hunting While Heartbroken tells the story of a young woman who sets out to find a man to solve her problems.
Mari Passananti, 2011
5
Sentimental, Heartbroken Rednecks: Stories from the New South
Expanded and revised for the paperback edition, a volume of fifteen critically acclaimed autobiographical, short fiction, and essay writings documents life in the poverty, violence, and racism in the urban and suburban New South. Reprint.
Greg Bottoms, 2007
6
Hope for the Heartbroken
After thirty-one years of marriage, Janie Smals was catapulted into the singles world with no visible means of support and even rejected by family and friends.As you move through the pages of this hope-giving story you will learn to: * ...
Janie Smals, 2003
7
Heartbroken Promises
Miranda runs away from her cheating ex-boyfriend to take a job down south on an island.
Sherry Shumard, 2007
8
Heartbroken Mary Loses Struggle with Serpent of Time
An Argentinian play translated, by the author of Frozen, for England's National Theatre.
Marcelo Bertuccio, 2004
9
Heartbroken and Healing: A Story of Comfort in the Wake of ...
Here is a biblical blueprint that will help the heartbroken wife find healing and restoration in her marriage. Mary Asher develop this Bible study for a young woman (Hannah) who desired to live in obedience to God.
Mary Asher, 2012
10
Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism
Heartbroken. Women of Color Feminism and the Third Wave Rebecca Hurdis This essay isn't just about an adopted, woman of color feminist; rather, it is a story about how I came to believe that I was worthy of all of these identities. It isn't just a  ...
Daisy Hernández, Bushra Rehman, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEARTBROKEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heartbroken is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jessica Miller's mother is heartbroken - New Brunswick - CBC News
The mother of a 20-year-old Apohaqui woman whose body was discovered in a wooded area west of Saint John on Monday night is ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
'We'll find you, son,' Heartbroken Idaho parents search for missing …
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Nearly 200 people gathered Monday night to light candles and pray for an Idaho Falls toddler who's been missing ... «fox13now.com, Jul 15»
3
Mum heartbroken after newborn son dies from common bug that …
A brave mum is calling for a change in NHS policy after her newborn son died of complications after catching a bug - that causes a sore throat. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Game of Thrones: Jon Snow is 'deader than dead', even Obama is …
Obama, the most powerful man on earth and fellow Game of Thrones fan is apparently heartbroken over Jon Snow's death. According to ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
5
'We're doing it for Darcie' - heartbroken Hull couple's warning to …
The 27-year-old, whose daughter Darcie was stillborn last year, is urging expectant mums to look out for the warning signs before it is too late. «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Biotech Stocks leaving investors heartbroken – Baxalta Inc (NYSE …
Baxalta Inc (NYSE:BXLT) declined -2.01% to end last trading session at $30.23. The company, on July 09, 2015, released that it will host its first ... «Wall Street Observer, Jul 15»
7
Heartbroken moms fear fate of breast milk sent to RI jeweler | WPRO …
Mommy Milk Creations makes breast milk pendants like this, but some moms say they haven't gotten their orders and can't get in touch with the ... «WPRO, Jul 15»
8
Heartbroken family including heavily pregnant mum escape …
Heartbroken family including heavily pregnant mum escape devastating house fire that killed 10 pet dogs. 10:51, 14 July 2015; By Jessica Flynn , Heledd ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Heartbroken dad of M9 crash victim Lamara Bell pens powerful …
Heartbroken dad of M9 crash victim Lamara Bell pens powerful poem claiming his daughter was left to die as she 'wasn't worth the resources'. «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
10
Fenerbahce fans raise money to send heartbroken young … - Metro
Fenerbahce fans have set up a fundraising campaign to send heartbroken Manchester United fan, four-year-old Louis Diamond, to Turkey to ... «Metro, Jul 15»

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