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adj. - Without or almost without hope; Full of sorrow.

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Usage examples (39)
  • It's probably where the term heartsick came from.
  • Now if I could only get rid of this "heartsick" feeling.
  • On his Facebook page Sunday night, after Manning had been detained, Lamo said he was "heartsick" for the specialist and his family.
  • First, Tatum just doesn't have the chops to be the kind of heartsick, wounded heartthrob the material demands.
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