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heartache

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heart·ache  (härtk)
n.
Emotional anguish; sorrow. See Synonyms at regret.
heartache [ˈhɑːtˌeɪk]
n
intense anguish or mental suffering
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heartacheheartache - 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
noun sorrow, suffering, pain, torture, distress, despair, grief, agony, torment, bitterness, anguish, remorse, heartbreak, affliction, heartsickness He had been the cause of so much heartache.
Translations
heartache [ˈhɑːteɪk] N → pena f, dolor m
heartache [ˈhɑːrteɪk] n → chagrin m, douleur f
heart attack n → crise f cardiaque
to have a heart attack → avoir une crise cardiaque
heartache [ˈhɑːtˌeɪk] n → pene fpl, dolori mpl
heartache [ˈhɑːtˌeɪk] n → pene fpl, dolori mpl


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Heaven knows what pains the author has been at, what bitter experiences he has endured and what heartache suffered, to give some chance reader a few hours' relaxation or to while away the tedium of a journey.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
But if this is true, I found the books better than their friends, and had many a heartache from their pathos, many a genuine glow of purpose from their high import, many a tender suffusion from their sentiment.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
The beer frolic, however, passed off without any untoward circumstance; and, unlike most drinking bouts, left neither headache nor heartache behind.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
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