heartaches
Deep romantic griefs
Heartaches is the plural of heartache—deep emotional pain, especially from romantic disappointment or loss.
The word suggests suffering that feels physical, located in the chest: She's had her share of heartaches.
Country and blues music trade heavily in heartaches, treating them as the inevitable cost of loving.
Pining from romantic longing
- unrequitedNot returned in kind
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- piningAching with prolonged desire
yearning · rejection · lost love · infatuation · crush · separation · bittersweet · lovelorn
Being without something
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
despair · lamentation · pain · suffering · tears · memorial · remembrance · funeral
Guilt for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- missedFailed to reach
opportunity · wistful · rueful · lament · apology · atonement · reconciliation · forgiveness
Difficult prolonged efforts
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
- tribulationsCauses of great distress
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
misfortune · setback · disappointment · burden · woes · troubles · difficulties · challenges
lovesick
Pining from romantic longing
- unrequitedNot returned in kind
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
pining · yearning · rejection · lost love · infatuation · crush · separation · bittersweet · lovelorn · devotion
loss
Being without something
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
anguish · despair · lamentation · pain · suffering · tears · memorial · remembrance · funeral · departed
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
missed · opportunity · wistful · rueful · lament · apology · atonement · reconciliation · forgiveness · burden
struggles
Difficult prolonged efforts
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
- tribulationsCauses of great distress
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
suffering · misfortune · setback · disappointment · burden · woes · troubles · difficulties · challenges · obstacles
heartachesjoys
Feelings of great pleasure
happiness · bliss · elation · ecstasy · contentment
heartachestrue love
Authentic romantic connection
happily ever after · wedded bliss · lasting love · love stories
heartachestriumphs
Overwhelming victories
blessings · treasured memories · happy endings · successes · windfalls