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- Dictionaryheart·ache/ˈhärˌdāk/
noun
- 1. emotional anguish or grief, typically caused by the loss or absence of someone loved: "the familiar pang of heartache"
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The meaning of HEARTACHE is anguish of mind : sorrow. How to use heartache in a sentence.
noun [ U ] us / ˈhɑrt̬ˌeɪk / Add to word list. great sadness or worry: Their son's illness has caused them so much heartache. (Definition of heartache from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of heartache. heartache.
noun [ C or U ] literary us / ˈhɑːrt.eɪk / uk / ˈhɑːt.eɪk / Add to word list. feelings of great sadness: You've caused me nothing but heartache. She writes about the joys and heartaches of bringing up children. Synonyms. grief (SADNESS) heartbreak. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. emotional pain.
Heartache is often caused by the grief of losing someone you love. Although it doesn't necessarily cause physical discomfort, heartache is an emotionally painful experience. You feel heartache when you lose a loved one, especially when the person you love dies, or when it's impossible for you to be together.
Heartache definition: emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.. See examples of HEARTACHE used in a sentence.
heartache - intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) brokenheartedness, grief, heartbreak. sorrow - an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss". dolor, dolour - (poetry) painful grief.
Heartache is very great sadness and emotional suffering. ...after suffering the heartache of her divorce from her first husband. ...all the joys and heartaches of parenthood.
