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# heartbreak

noun (heartbreak, heartbreaks; usually uncountable)

«heartbreak» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Heartbreak is very great sadness, especially when someone you love leaves you, dies, or when you lose something important. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbreak/#m1)
2. A heartbreak is an event that causes such sadness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbreak/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, songs and sports reports: heartbreak when a pet dies, a friend moves away, or a team loses in the last minute. It tells the reader a character is deeply sad. Phrases: «heartbreak of losing», «last-minute heartbreak», «heartbreak hotel» (song).

### Examples

- Losing our old dog was a real heartbreak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbreak/#x1)
- The team suffered heartbreak in the final minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbreak/#x2)
- Moving away from her best friend caused great heartbreak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbreak/#x3)
- The song is about heartbreak and love. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbreak/#x4)
- There was heartbreak when the school play was cancelled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbreak/#x5)
- Time and friends help heal heartbreak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbreak/#x6)

### Note

Related: «heartbroken» (very sad), «heartbreaking» (causing great sadness). Usually uncountable. Not a medical problem of the heart.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «heartbreak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbreak/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«heartbreak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/heartbreak.html) on Mova free.