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Definition of "broken-hearted" []

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

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Use "broken-hearted" in a sentence
  • "Maybe we would be too young to be really in love, but we would like each other so much that it would seem that way, and when we eventually broke up to go our separate ways, maybe for college, we would be broken-hearted, at least for a while."
  • "After his much-publicized breakdown last spring, Mr. Sheen was replaced by Ashton Kutcher center who plays newly created character Walden Schmidt, a broken-hearted Internet billionaire."
  • "She wasn't broken-hearted about the groom, but she was broken-hearted about her beautiful, amazing dress not being worn."