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# heartbroken

adjective (heartbroken)

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

## Everyday

Extremely sad, usually because someone you love has died or left, or because of a great disappointment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbroken/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows deep sadness: when a pet dies, a friend moves away, or a dream fails. It tells the reader the character's grief is strong. Phrases: be heartbroken, heartbroken by, left heartbroken.

### Examples

- Lily was heartbroken when her old dog died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbroken/#x1)
- He was heartbroken when his best friend moved to another country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbroken/#x2)
- The team were heartbroken after losing the final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbroken/#x3)
- Grandpa was heartbroken after Grandma passed away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbroken/#x4)
- She was heartbroken to find her sandcastle washed away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbroken/#x5)
- The heartbroken boy cried all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbroken/#x6)
- The poor Marionette was heartbroken at reading these words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heartbroken/#x7)

### Note

Related: heartbreak (noun), heartbreaking (causing great sadness). Stronger than «sad» or «upset». It does not mean anything is wrong with the actual heart.

## On Mova

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