Heartbreak
noun
A strong feeling of sadness, disappointment, or distress, often due to a serious disappointment or loss, especially in a romantic relationship.
His heartbreak was evident after his long-term girlfriend broke up with him.
Often appears as...
- suffering from heartbreak
- cause heartbreak
noun
A strong feeling of sadness, disappointment, or distress, often due to a serious disappointment or loss, especially in a romantic relationship.
His heartbreak was evident after his long-term girlfriend broke up with him.
Often appears as...
- suffering from heartbreak
- cause heartbreak
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Romantic Context
Heartbreak often refers to pain from romantic rejection or breakup.
She was struggling with heartbreak after her fiance called off the wedding.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Intensity
Heartbreak suggests a deep emotional hurt that can take time to heal.
The heartbreak of losing his pet dog left him in tears for days.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Romantic
Heartbreak can also describe non-romantic situations involving strong disappointment.
His heartbreak was palpable when he was cut from the football team.
Pro Tip 1/3Romantic Context
Heartbreak often refers to pain from romantic rejection or breakup.
She was struggling with heartbreak after her fiance called off the wedding.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Intensity
Heartbreak suggests a deep emotional hurt that can take time to heal.
The heartbreak of losing his pet dog left him in tears for days.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Romantic
Heartbreak can also describe non-romantic situations involving strong disappointment.
His heartbreak was palpable when he was cut from the football team.
Pro Tip 1/3Romantic Context
Heartbreak often refers to pain from romantic rejection or breakup.
She was struggling with heartbreak after her fiance called off the wedding.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Intensity
Heartbreak suggests a deep emotional hurt that can take time to heal.
The heartbreak of losing his pet dog left him in tears for days.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Romantic
Heartbreak can also describe non-romantic situations involving strong disappointment.
His heartbreak was palpable when he was cut from the football team.
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Peter Saul: Let's talk...
and nobody was having these conversations anymore. So that was really kind of heartbreaking for us, because we thought this was going to really take off. The cultural issue had reasserted itself. So here's the I think it's important that we don't just get on this freeway
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How to fix a broken...
unable to marshal the same emotional resources that got her through four years of cancer treatments? Why do so many of us flounder when we're trying to recover from heartbreak? Why do the same coping mechanisms that get us through all kinds of life challenges
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Why do we love? A...
we can be certain that it will be an emotional rollercoaster ride. It's scary and exhilarating. It makes us suffer and makes us soar. Maybe we lose ourselves. Maybe we find ourselves. It might be heartbreaking, or it might just be the best thing in life.
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A brief history of...
to suggest that emotions aren't universal at all, and that culture, particularly the way we use language, can influence how we feel. When we talk about heartbreak, the feeling of brokenness becomes part of our experience,
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The price of shame PIPE...
and, of course, my heartbreak; listen to my sometimes catty, sometimes churlish, sometimes silly self being cruel, unforgiving, uncouth; listen, deeply, deeply ashamed, to the worst version of myself,
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What really matters at...
Which is to say, of course, it was badly designed. And nowhere are the effects of bad design more heartbreaking or the opportunity for good design more compelling than at the end of life,
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This Taxi Driver Has an...
it would be heartbreaking my husband he was champion and I won raised my kids gentlemen like my husband
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Filming Lions Hunting...
and how clever they were how strategic you know where they laid between waterholes they knew when and where the elephants were going to come of the trees and when they were going to drink but that on the sort of downside really it was just heartbreaking to see a beautiful large animal like an elephant just kind
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Peter Saul: Let's talk...
and nobody was having these conversations anymore. So that was really kind of heartbreaking for us, because we thought this was going to really take off. The cultural issue had reasserted itself. So here's the I think it's important that we don't just get on this freeway
Video examples
How to fix a broken...
unable to marshal the same emotional resources that got her through four years of cancer treatments? Why do so many of us flounder when we're trying to recover from heartbreak? Why do the same coping mechanisms that get us through all kinds of life challenges
Video examples
Why do we love? A...
we can be certain that it will be an emotional rollercoaster ride. It's scary and exhilarating. It makes us suffer and makes us soar. Maybe we lose ourselves. Maybe we find ourselves. It might be heartbreaking, or it might just be the best thing in life.
Video examples
A brief history of...
to suggest that emotions aren't universal at all, and that culture, particularly the way we use language, can influence how we feel. When we talk about heartbreak, the feeling of brokenness becomes part of our experience,
Video examples
Serengeti II PIPE Trailer PIPE...
future is uncertain we're not only fighting amongst ourselves we're fighting the elements too as we strive to protect our families this is the next chapter of our story a story of bravery heartbreak tragedy
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Can VR help create...
disasters in her four-year term than in any four-year term in US history she had a heartbreaking job her job is to go and visit these sites and help victims of natural disasters for example hurricane san
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The price of shame PIPE...
and, of course, my heartbreak; listen to my sometimes catty, sometimes churlish, sometimes silly self being cruel, unforgiving, uncouth; listen, deeply, deeply ashamed, to the worst version of myself,
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What really matters at...
Which is to say, of course, it was badly designed. And nowhere are the effects of bad design more heartbreaking or the opportunity for good design more compelling than at the end of life,
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This Taxi Driver Has an...
it would be heartbreaking my husband he was champion and I won raised my kids gentlemen like my husband
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Richard Russo
American Novelist
I want that which is hilarious and that which is heartbreaking to occupy the same territory in the book because I think they very often occupy the same territory in life, much as we try to separate them.
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Quincy Jones
American Musician
Cherish your mistakes, and you won't keep making them over and over again. It's the same with heartbreaks and girls and everything else. Cherish them, and they'll put some wealth in you.
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Karrueche Tran
American Actress
I've discovered myself a little more, personality-wise just being put through certain situations, whether being in the spotlight, heartbreak, friends coming and going, family.
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Keren Woodward
English Musician
If I look back on my life, you can almost tell the story of it through pop songs. Romances as a teenager, your first kiss, first love, first heartbreak.
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Jack Schlossberg
American Celebrity
Part of growing up is realizing the frustrating, heartbreaking truth that intense and sustained long-term effort is needed to effect change.
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Pixie Lott
English Musician
I always prefer to write songs about emotional situations and heartbreak because I like getting into the character.
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Jacqueline Woodson
American Writer
The idea of feeling isolated is scary to me - to walk through the world alone would be heartbreaking.
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Sabrina Carpenter
American Musician
You need to experience life to be able to write about friendships, relationships, and heartbreak.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Meeting authors is kind of the death of the characters. That is always heartbreaking.
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Annie Lennox
Scottish Musician
The world is a heartbreaking place, without any question.
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Richard Russo
American Novelist
I want that which is hilarious and that which is heartbreaking to occupy the same territory in the book because I think they very often occupy the same territory in life, much as we try to separate them.
Quote examples
Quincy Jones
American Musician
Cherish your mistakes, and you won't keep making them over and over again. It's the same with heartbreaks and girls and everything else. Cherish them, and they'll put some wealth in you.
Quote examples
Karrueche Tran
American Actress
I've discovered myself a little more, personality-wise just being put through certain situations, whether being in the spotlight, heartbreak, friends coming and going, family.
Quote examples
Keren Woodward
English Musician
If I look back on my life, you can almost tell the story of it through pop songs. Romances as a teenager, your first kiss, first love, first heartbreak.
Quote examples
Jack Schlossberg
American Celebrity
Part of growing up is realizing the frustrating, heartbreaking truth that intense and sustained long-term effort is needed to effect change.
Quote examples
Pixie Lott
English Musician
I always prefer to write songs about emotional situations and heartbreak because I like getting into the character.
Quote examples
Jacqueline Woodson
American Writer
The idea of feeling isolated is scary to me - to walk through the world alone would be heartbreaking.
Quote examples
Sabrina Carpenter
American Musician
You need to experience life to be able to write about friendships, relationships, and heartbreak.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Meeting authors is kind of the death of the characters. That is always heartbreaking.
Quote examples
Annie Lennox
Scottish Musician
The world is a heartbreaking place, without any question.
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