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Heartache

Description:

Heartache refers to the emotional or physical pain felt in one's heart as a result of deep sorrow, disappointment, or loss. It is a complex mix of emotional anguish that can manifest in various ways.

Senses:

1. Noun - Emotional Pain:

Heartache can be experienced as an intense emotional pain or grief, usually caused by the loss of a loved one, breakup, or unfulfilled desires.

Example sentence: Losing her best friend to cancer brought an unbearable heartache that seemed impossible to overcome.

2. Noun - Disappointment:

Heartache can also describe the feeling of disappointment or sadness when expectations, dreams, or hopes are not fulfilled.

Example sentence: Not getting the promotion at work caused a deep heartache as she had worked tirelessly for months.

3. Noun - Physical Pain:

Heartache is sometimes used figuratively to describe actual physical pain in the heart or chest, associated with intense emotional distress.

Example sentence: The sudden heartache she experienced after receiving the devastating news made her clutch her chest, struggling to breathe.

4. Adjective - Sad or Sorrowful:

Heartache also functions as an adjective, describing something that evokes a deep sense of sadness or sorrow.

Example sentence: The heartache melody of the violin stirred emotions in everyone who listened.

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