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Definition of Heartsick
1. Adjective. Full of sorrow.
Similar to: Sorrowful
Derivative terms: Brokenheartedness, Heartsickness
2. Adjective. Without or almost without hope. "Too heartsick to fight back"
Similar to: Hopeless
Derivative terms: Despond, Despondence, Despondency, Heartsickness
Definition of Heartsick
1. a. Sick at heart; extremely depressed in spirits; very despondent.
Definition of Heartsick
1. Adjective. Very despondent or sorrowful ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heartsick
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Heartsick
1. Sick at heart; extremely depressed in spirits; very despondent. Origin: AS. Heoriseoc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heartsick
Literary usage of Heartsick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Extracts from Chordal's Letters: Comprising the Choicest Selections from the by James Waring See (1909)
"YE heartsick TRAMPING JOUR. HOW TO GET UP IN THE WORLD. ... Three years ago ye
heartsick tramping jour, greeted us daily in search of work at a dollar and ..."
2. Younger American Poets, 1830-1890 by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen, Goodridge Bliss Roberts (1891)
"heartsick! " Is it the tramp of men to battle Breaking across the silent night,
The stinging roll of the ..."
3. The Life and Letters of Washington Irving by Pierre Munroe Irving (1869)
"heartsick with the Politics of Spain. — The Retiro. — A New Secretary of Legation.
— Letter from Barcelona. — The Turkish Minister.—Audience of the Queen. ..."
4. The Toiler and Other Poems by William Joseph Fischer (1907)
"heartsick. His mellow notes the soft wind plays Through the hot, busy afternoon
And old thoughts pass away too soon From the bright, early days— Those early ..."
5. A Confederate Girl's Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson (1913)
"These loud cannon make me heartsick, and yet I am so excited! How rapidly they
answer each other! I am told the attack commenced at five this morning, ..."
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