Synonyms for heartache

Most common

grief · misery · sorrow · heartbreak

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence.

Forms

Plural

heartaches → heartbreaks, griefs, sorrows, miseries…

Example sentences

• grief There are five stages of grief. Stage one: denial.
• misery Tom blamed all his misery on planned obsolescence.
• sorrow To my sorrow, my father cannot attend the meeting.
• heartbreak Mary was my first crush and my first heartbreak.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

woe¹

5 letters

grief¹, agony³

6 letters

misery³, sorrow²

7 letters

sadness², anguish²

8 letters

distress²

10 letters

bitterness³, heartbreak², affliction³

12 letters

wretchedness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agony³ = 3 syllables).

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