brokenhearted

brokenhearted

See also: broken-hearted and broken hearted

English

Etymology

broken +‎ hearted

Adjective

brokenhearted (comparative more brokenhearted, superlative most brokenhearted)

1. Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
   • 1956, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, and Elvis Presley (lyrics), “Heartbreak Hotel”, performed by Elvis Presley:

     Although it's always crowded
     You still can find some room
     For broken-hearted lovers
     To cry there in their gloom.

Translations

grieved and disappointed

Finnish: särkynyt sydän (literally “broken heart”) (noun) French: ayant le cœur brisé (fr) German: untröstlich (de), voller Kummer Hebrew: שְׁבוּר־לֵב‎ (sh'vúr-lév) Irish: croíbhriste Russian: уби́тый го́рем (ubítyj górem), с разби́тым се́рдцем (s razbítym sérdcem)

See also

• heartbroken
• heartbreak
• heartbreaker
• break someone's heart