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HEARTSICK
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without or almost without hope
Example:
too heartsick to fight back
Synonyms:
despondent; heartsick
Classified under:
Similar:
hopeless (without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success)
Derivation:
heartsickness (feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Full of sorrow
Synonyms:
brokenhearted; heartbroken; heartsick
Classified under:
Similar:
sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)
Derivation:
heartsickness (feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless)
