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heartsick

adj

Etymology

From heart + sick.

  1. derived from szűcs — “furrier”
  2. derived from Sic
  3. formed as heartsick — “heart + sick”

Definitions

  1. Very despondent or sorrowful

    Very despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.

    • I stood close to heartsick mourners and worried that I would not sustain the enormousness of their spiritual weight.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA