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Noun: heartbreak  'haa(r)t,breyk
  1. Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
    "The heartbreak of losing her mother lingered for years";
    - grief, heartache, brokenheartedness

Derived forms: heartbreaks

Type of: sorrow

Encyclopedia: Heartbreak