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heartbreak

[ hahrt-breyk ]

noun

  1. great sorrow, grief, or anguish.


heartbreak

/ ˈɑːˌɪ /

noun

  1. intense and overwhelming grief, esp through disappointment in love
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of heartbreak1

First recorded in 1575–85; heart + break
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The family of a young mother who lay dead for 30 hours before emergency services were called have told of their heartbreak as they campaign for a law change four years later.

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She goes on to say she jumped at the chance to take Hapna because it cured the pain of heartbreak.

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She vowed to change it - not only for Martyn, although the legislation introduced today informally carries his name - but so other families may avoid having to suffer the same heartbreak in future.

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But hidden beneath the heartbreak of a tournament run cut short is hope for a future with Smith and her fellow freshmen holding down the fort until Watkins is healthy enough to return.

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In the last two decades, many have stepped up to provide those things for Mr. Ayers, with varying degrees of success and no shortage of either heartbreak or hope.

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