heavy-heartedness
Weighed down emotionally
Heavy-heartedness is a state of sadness or emotional burden—the feeling of carrying weight in one's chest.
The term is somewhat literary, appearing more in written reflection than casual speech: A heavy-heartedness settled over her after the funeral.
It suggests sorrow that lingers rather than acute grief.
Tender sadness for absence
- pensivenessReflective, slightly sad mood
- sombernessGrave, serious quality
- glumnessState of being dispirited
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
forlornness · brooding · bleakness · nostalgia · ennui · doldrums · gloom · woefulness
Deep emotional distress
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- mourningPeriod following loss
despair · lamentation · woe · suffering · misery · desolation · grieving · tears
Treated with cruel control
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- burdenedCarrying a heavy load
afflicted · overburdened · encumbered · beset · taxed · crushed · weighted · dragging
wistfulness
Tender sadness for absence
- pensivenessReflective, slightly sad mood
- sombernessGrave, serious quality
- glumnessState of being dispirited
despondency · forlornness · brooding · bleakness · nostalgia · ennui · doldrums · gloom · woefulness · moroseness
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- anguishIntense mental suffering
mourning · despair · lamentation · woe · suffering · misery · desolation · grieving · tears · sadness
oppressed
Treated with cruel control
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
burdened · afflicted · overburdened · encumbered · beset · taxed · crushed · weighted · dragging · sinking
funeral
Service honoring the dead
obituary · dirge · requiem · interment · pallbearer · condolences · memorial · vigil · keening · cremation
heavy-heartednesslight-heartedness
Cheerful lack of seriousness
joy · happiness · elation · cheerfulness · buoyancy
heavy-heartednesshigh spirits
Lively, cheerful state
carefreeness · blitheness · cheeriness · sunniness · jauntiness
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