heart ‧ brok ‧ en /ˈhɑːtˌbrəʊkən $ ˈhɑːrtˌbroʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective
extremely sad because of something that has happened
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THESAURUS
■ very sad
▪ miserable very sad, especially because you are lonely, cold, ill, or upset – used about people and periods of time:
I felt miserable and blamed myself for what had happened.
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Her life was miserable.
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I had a miserable time at college.
▪ depressed very sad and without hope for a long time, because things are wrong in your life or because of a medical condition:
After his wife left him, he became depressed and refused to talk to anyone.
▪ heartbroken extremely sad because of something that has happened to someone or something that you care about very much:
She was heartbroken when her dog died.
▪ distressed/distraught very upset because of something bad that has happened, so that you cannot think clearly:
She was very distressed when he left her.
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The boy’s hospital bed was surrounded by distraught relatives.
▪ devastated [not before noun] extremely sad and shocked, because something very bad has happened:
The whole town was devastated by the tragedy.