HEARTBREAK


Meaning of HEARTBREAK in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : crushing grief

the sorrow and the heartbreak which … abide in the homes of so many of our neighbors — H.S.Truman

2. : something that causes heartbreak

proved a … heartbreak to the authors of his being — C.G.Glover

II. transitive verb

Etymology: back-formation from heartbroken

: to break the heart of

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.