broken-hearted
Crushed by loss
Broken-hearted describes the state of overwhelming grief or sadness that follows a profound emotional loss, typically the end of a romantic relationship or the death of someone dear.
The metaphor suggests a heart so damaged by sorrow that it has literally fractured.
Someone who is broken-hearted may feel unable to function normally or find joy in everyday life.
She was broken-hearted when he left her for someone else.
Abruptly rejected romantically
- spurnedRejected with contempt
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
dumped · discarded · cast aside · unwanted · rebuffed · scorned · slighted · betrayed
Deep emotional distress
- despairTotal absence of hope
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
- mourningPeriod following loss
lamentation · melancholy · desolation · suffering · misery · dolor · torment · agony
Not returned in kind
- lovelornUnhappy due to unreturned affection
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- lovesickPining from romantic longing
wistful · longing · aching · nostalgic · forlorn · bittersweet · regretful · reminiscing
State following loss
- widowedHaving lost one's spouse
- orphanedDeprived of parents
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
absence · void · missing · gone · departed · separation · finality · irreplaceable
Restoration of health
- mendingRestoring damaged items
- moving onProceeding past something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- acceptanceConsent to receive
resilience · time heals · rebuilding · surviving · coping · therapy · support · letting go
jilted
Abruptly rejected romantically
forsaken · dumped · discarded · cast aside · unwanted · rebuffed · scorned · slighted · betrayed · deceived
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
mourning · lamentation · melancholy · desolation · suffering · misery · dolor · torment · agony · pang
unrequited
Not returned in kind
- lovelornUnhappy due to unreturned affection
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
lovesick · wistful · longing · aching · nostalgic · forlorn · bittersweet · regretful · reminiscing · haunted
bereavement
State following loss
loneliness · absence · void · missing · gone · departed · separation · finality · irreplaceable · memorial
healing
Restoration of health
- mendingRestoring damaged items
- moving onProceeding past something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
acceptance · resilience · time heals · rebuilding · surviving · coping · therapy · support · letting go · self-care
- ___-hearted words
broken-heartedoverjoyed
Extremely pleased, intensely glad
elated · ecstatic · jubilant · thrilled · on cloud nine
broken-heartedlovesick
Pining from romantic longing
head over heels · smitten · besotted · lovestruck · enamored