heart
ache
Plural
heartaches
1
a feeling of great sorrow or sadness usually caused by the loss of a loved one
- The heartache of losing her dog made it hard to even look at his empty bed.
- He tried to hide his heartache with a smile, but his eyes told the truth.
- Divorce brought her years of quiet heartache before she healed.
- The song's lyrics captured the universal heartache of unrequited love.
- No medicine could ease the heartache of watching her child suffer.
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