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heartstricken

heartstricken adjective: heartbroken; dismayed.

Adjective

heartstricken (comparative more heartstricken, superlative most heartstricken)

  1. heartbroken; dismayed

Forms of heartstricken

comparativemore heartstricken
superlativemost heartstricken

Origin of heartstricken

From heart + stricken.

Questions about heartstricken

What does heartstricken mean?
Heartstricken means heartbroken; dismayed.
What part of speech is heartstricken?
Heartstricken is an adjective.

Words near heartstricken in the dictionary

  1. heartspent
  2. heartstopper
  3. heartstoppers
  4. heartstopping
  5. heartstoppingly
  6. heartstricken
  7. heartstring
  8. heartstrings
  9. heartstruck
  10. heartswelling
  11. heartthrob

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