brokenheartedness
Post-rejection emotional state
Brokenheartedness is the state of being devastated by grief, loss, or romantic rejection.
The word emphasizes the depth and totality of emotional pain—a heart not just hurt but shattered: Her brokenheartedness after the divorce lasted for months.
It's more literary than everyday speech, where *heartbreak* or *being brokenhearted* tends to prevail.
Deep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- despairTotal absence of hope
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- sadnessState of emotional pain
woe · misery · heartache · suffering · torment · affliction · dolor · gloom
State following loss
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- separationState of being apart
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- betrayalBreaking of trust
estrangement · loneliness · emptiness · void · absence · yearning · pining · longing
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- despairTotal absence of hope
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
sadness · woe · misery · heartache · suffering · torment · affliction · dolor · gloom · dejection
bereavement
State following loss
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- separationState of being apart
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
betrayal · estrangement · loneliness · emptiness · void · absence · yearning · pining · longing · regret
lovesickness
Distress from unfulfilled romance
- unrequitedNot returned in kind
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
- spurnedRejected with contempt
dumped · lovelorn · heartsick · pining · ghosted · breakup · divorce · infidelity · betrayed · forsaken
lamentation
Passionate expression of grief
keening · wailing · sobbing · dirge · elegy · condolences · memorial · shiva · wake · vigil
brokenheartednessjoy
Intense positive emotion
bliss · elation · happiness · ecstasy · jubilation
brokenheartednesslovestruck
Overwhelmed by romantic attraction
wedded bliss · lovesickness · infatuation · head over heels · smitten
brokenheartednesswholeheartedness
Full sincere dedication
inner peace · contentment · serenity · unbrokenness · emotional health
broken, heart, hearted, breaking, breaks, broke, hearts, hearty, heartily