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9 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
originFrom Middle English heorteece, heorte-ece, from Old English heorteċe, equivalent to heart + ache. Blends both literal and figurative aspects, as emotional distress sometimes includes a physical element of chest discomfort. Compare heartbreak § Etymology, where the literal aspect is lesser, though it still can be said to have a physiological basis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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