"heartsick" meaning in English

See heartsick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-heartsick.wav Forms: more heartsick [comparative], most heartsick [superlative]
Etymology: From heart + sick. Etymology templates: {{af|en|heart|sick}} heart + sick Head templates: {{en-adj}} heartsick (comparative more heartsick, superlative most heartsick)
  1. Very despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
    Sense id: en-heartsick-en-adj-wvrXOQlo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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