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Webster 1913 Edition


Broken-hearted

Bro′ken-heartˊed

,
Adj.
Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.
She left her husband almost
broken-hearted
.
Macaulay.
Syn. – Disconsolable; heart-broken; inconsolable; comfortless; woe-begone; forlorn.

Webster 1828 Edition


Broken-hearted

BRO'KEN-HEARTED

,
Adj.
[break and heart.] Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.

Definition 2024


broken-hearted

broken-hearted

English

Adjective

broken-hearted (comparative more broken-hearted, superlative most broken-hearted)

  1. (idiomatic) Alternative spelling of brokenhearted Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love.