broken hearts
Romantic devastation's aftermath
Broken hearts is the plural of broken heart—a state of profound emotional pain, especially from romantic loss or rejection.
The heart, symbolic seat of emotion, feels shattered when love ends or goes unrequited.
The song spoke to all the broken hearts in the audience.
The term extends to any deep disappointment: broken hearts over the team's loss.
- unrequited loveRomantic feelings not returned
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- sadnessState of emotional pain
anguish · loss · rejection · abandonment · shattered · torn apart · loneliness · infidelity · Adele · betrayal · mourning · tearjerkers · Romeo and Juliet · despair · soul-crushing · separation · regret · goodbye
- Emo CultureFall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, skinny jeans, eyeliner, Myspace
- sufferingagony, anguish, misery, pain, torment
- tragic romanceRomeo and Juliet, Tristan and Isolde, Wuthering Heights, doomed lovers, star-crossed
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happily ever after · wedded bliss · true love · soulmates · lovebirds
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