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heartbroken

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1
as in sad
feeling unhappiness not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be

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2
as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died

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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbroken. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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