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BROKENHEARTEDNESS Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word brokenheartedness. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word brokenheartedness. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for BROKENHEARTEDNESS

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grief

noun

n

noun

• intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

• something that causes great unhappiness

heartache

noun

n

noun

• intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

agony

noun

n

noun

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a state of acute pain

anguish

noun

n

noun

• extreme mental distress

• extreme distress of body or mind

verb

• suffer great pains or distress

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable

desolation

noun

n

noun

• the state of being decayed or destroyed

• a bleak and desolate atmosphere

• sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

• an event that results in total destruction

despair

noun

n

noun

• a state in which all hope is lost or absent

• the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

verb

• abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

melancholy

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a feeling of thoughtful sadness

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

• grave or even gloomy in character

misery

noun

n

noun

• a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

• a feeling of intense unhappiness

sadness

noun

n

noun

• emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

• the state of being sad

• the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

sorrow

noun

n

noun

• an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

• sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

• something that causes great unhappiness

• the state of being sad

verb

• feel grief

woe

noun

n

noun

• misery resulting from affliction

• intense mournfulness

heartbreak

noun

n

noun

• intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

Best Hypernyms For BROKENHEARTEDNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for brokenheartedness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for GRIEF

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