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heartsickness

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heart·sick  (härtsk)
adj.
Profoundly disappointed; despondent.
heartsickness n.
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Noun1.heartsickness - feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
despondence, despondency, disconsolateness
depression - sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
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He seemed to understand me fully, and when I pointed back in the direction of Thark he turned sorrowfully away, nor could I bear to watch him go; but resolutely set my face toward Zodanga and with a touch of heartsickness approached her frowning walls.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
"Womb trouble" to Ona did not mean a specialist's diagnosis, and a course of treatment, and perhaps an operation or two; it meant simply headaches and pains in the back, and depression and heartsickness, and neuralgia when she had to go to work in the rain.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
 
 
 
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