"broken heart" meaning in English

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Noun

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Head templates: {{en-noun}} broken heart (plural broken hearts)
  1. A feeling of grief or loss, especially after a failed romantic relationship. Wikipedia link: broken heart Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: heartbreak Derived forms: broken heart syndrome, broken hearted Related terms: brokenhearted, heartbroken, 💔 Translations (feeling of grief or loss): ভগ্ন হৃদয় (bhogno hridoẏ) (Bengali), အသည်းကွဲခြင်း (a.sany:kwai:hkrang:) (Burmese), 失戀 (Chinese Mandarin), 失恋 (shīliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 破碎的心 (pòsuì-de xīn) (Chinese Mandarin), gebroken hart [neuter] (Dutch), rompita koro (Esperanto), hjartasorg [feminine] (Faroese), hjartasár [neuter] (Faroese), särkynyt sydän (Finnish), cœur blessé [masculine] (French), cœur brisé [masculine] (French), gebrochenes Herz [neuter] (German), zerissenes Herz [neuter] (German), לב שבור (lev shavúr) [masculine] (Hebrew), cuore spezzato [masculine] (Italian), 失恋 (shitsuren) (alt: しつれん) (Japanese), ブロークンハート (burōkenhāto) (Japanese), 실연 (siryeon) (alt: 失戀) (Korean), złamane serce [neuter] (Polish), coração partido [masculine] (Portuguese), inimă rănită [feminine] (Romanian), разби́тое се́рдце (razbítoje sérdce) [neuter] (Russian), බිඳුණු හදවත (biⁿduṇu hadawata) (Sinhalese), corazón partido [masculine] (Spanish), brustet hjärta [neuter] (Swedish), மனமுறிவு (maṉamuṟivu) (Tamil), อกหัก (òk hàk) (Thai), розби́те се́рце (rozbýte sérce) [neuter] (Ukrainian), vỡ tim (Vietnamese), tor calon [masculine] (Welsh), toriad calon [masculine] (Welsh), brutsen hert (West Frisian)

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  "word": "broken heart"
}

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