heartbroken
/ˈhɑːtbrəʊkən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɑːrtbrəʊkən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhärt-ˌbrō-kən/ (ame, mw)
heartbroken — adjective
- heartbrokenpositive
- more heartbrokencomparative
- most heartbrokensuperlative
1. feeling a deep and painful sadness, especially after losing someone or something
feeling a deep and painful sadness, especially after losing someone or something very important to you, or after a bad disappointment
The Watanabe family were heartbroken after their home was destroyed by the earthquake.
passive: be heartbroken after [event]
Aiko felt completely heartbroken when her best friend moved to another country.
collocation: completely heartbroken
The heartbroken parents could barely speak at their son's funeral.
Yusuf was heartbroken to learn that his scholarship application had been turned down.
No one expected the coach to be so heartbroken about losing the championship game.
- devastated
stronger; suggests feeling emotionally destroyed or crushed
- grief-stricken
more formal and intense; typically used for deaths or permanent loss
- heartsick
less common; suggests a lingering sadness rather than a sharp shock
文法句型
be heartbroken + about/over + noun
be heartbroken + to-infinitive
heartbroken + that-clause
heartbroken + by + noun
用法筆記
Used only for people (not for situations or events). To describe a situation that causes sadness, use heartbreaking instead.