Phrase guide

broken heart

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A feeling of grief or loss, especially after a failed romantic relationship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heartbreak

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

devastating sorrow and despair

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he is recovering from a broken heart
  • a broken heart languishes here

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sorrow

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: ভগ্ন হৃদয় (bhogno hridoẏ) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Burmese: အသည်းကွဲခြင်း (a.sany:kwai:hkrang:) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Chinese Mandarin: 失戀 /失恋 (shīliàn) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Chinese Mandarin: 破碎的心 (pòsuì-de xīn) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Dutch: gebroken hart — feeling of grief or loss
  • Esperanto: rompita koro — feeling of grief or loss
  • Faroese: hjartasorg — feeling of grief or loss
  • Faroese: hjartasár — feeling of grief or loss
  • Finnish: särkynyt sydän — feeling of grief or loss
  • French: cœur blessé — feeling of grief or loss
  • French: cœur brisé — feeling of grief or loss
  • West-Frisian: brutsen hert — feeling of grief or loss
  • German: gebrochenes Herz — feeling of grief or loss
  • German: zerissenes Herz — feeling of grief or loss
  • Hebrew: לב שבור (lev shavúr) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Italian: cuore spezzato — feeling of grief or loss
  • Japanese: 失恋 (shitsuren) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Japanese: ブロークンハート (burōkenhāto) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Korean: 실연 (siryeon) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Lithuanian: sudužusi širdis — feeling of grief or loss
  • Polish: złamane serce — feeling of grief or loss
  • Portuguese: coração partido — feeling of grief or loss
  • Romanian: inimă rănită — feeling of grief or loss
  • Russian: разби́тое се́рдце (razbítoje sérdce) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Sinhalese: බිඳුණු හදවත (binduṇu hadawata) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Spanish: corazón partido — feeling of grief or loss
  • Swedish: brustet hjärta — feeling of grief or loss
  • Tamil: மனமுறிவு (maṉamuṟivu) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Thai: อกหัก (òk hàk) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Turkish: kırık kalp — feeling of grief or loss
  • Ukrainian: розби́те се́рце (rozbýte sérce) — feeling of grief or loss
  • Vietnamese: vỡ tim — feeling of grief or loss
  • Welsh: tor calon — feeling of grief or loss
  • Welsh: toriad calon — feeling of grief or loss