heartsick en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd Proto-Germanic *hertô Proto-West Germanic *hertā Old English heorte Middle English herte English heart English sick English heartsick From heart + sick.
Meanings
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Very despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
I stood close to heartsick mourners and worried that I would not sustain the enormousness of their spiritual weight.
2024 September 17, Lauren DePino, “I Sang at Hundreds of Funerals. This Is What I Learned About Grief.”, in The New York Times Magazine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most heartsick | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more heartsick | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
threnetical · blitheless · lugubrious · woebegone · atrabilious · sullen · down in the mouth · lachrymose · unhappy · querulous · mournful · uncheery · Plutonian · dull · heartsick · jawfallen · sorrow-ridden · chapfallen · lamentful · passionate · inconsolable · sad · atrabiliary · downcast · moody · infelicitous · dolesome · woe · wistful · morose · cheerless · dejected · dismal · sorrowful · melancholy · spiritless · doleful · down in the dumps · melancholic · glum · disconsolate · heavy-hearted · elegiac · forlorn · plaintive · downhearted · despondent · miserable · low-spirited · sombre · sorrowsome · gloomy · unconsolable · miserable · tristful · lumpish · elegious · unhappy · grieving · saturnine · joyless · disgruntled · dispirited · wretched · crestfallen · unlively · woeful · bummed out · saddened · ruthful · downsome · down · chopfallen · uncheerful · damp · blue · heartsore · depressed · low · triste · cut up · solemn · shattered · disheartened · mopey · threnetic · Plutonic · grief-stricken