heartsore
Aching with loss
Heartsore describes deep emotional pain or grief—the ache of disappointment, loss, or longing.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, suggesting a wound that sits heavy in the chest: She was heartsore for weeks after the breakup.
It conveys sadness more tender and lingering than angry or bitter.
Overwhelmed with grief
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- lovelornUnhappy due to unreturned affection
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
- spurnedRejected with contempt
rejected · unrequited · pining · yearning · lovesick · forlorn · crestfallen · despairing
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- grievingFeeling sorrow after loss
desolation · bereft · keening · eulogy · wake · funeral · remembrance · consolation
State of emotional pain
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- pensivenessReflective, slightly sad mood
heavyhearted · doleful · mournful · plaintive · woefulness · dejection · despondency · gloom
Sharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- caringShowing kind concern
- concernTroubled interest in something
sensitivity · warmth · kindheartedness · moved · touched · stirred · affected · softened
brokenhearted
Overwhelmed with grief
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- lovelornUnhappy due to unreturned affection
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
spurned · rejected · unrequited · pining · yearning · lovesick · forlorn · crestfallen · despairing · disconsolate
mourning
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- anguishIntense mental suffering
grieving · desolation · bereft · keening · eulogy · wake · funeral · remembrance · consolation · widowhood
sadness
State of emotional pain
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- longingIntense, persistent desire
pensiveness · heavyhearted · doleful · mournful · plaintive · woefulness · dejection · despondency · gloom · bleakness
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- caringShowing kind concern
concern · sensitivity · warmth · kindheartedness · moved · touched · stirred · affected · softened · gentle