heavyhearted

adjective

heavy·​heart·​ed ˈhe-vē-ˈhär-təd 

: despondent, saddened

heavyheartedly adverb

heavyheartedness noun

Synonyms

• bad
• blue
• brokenhearted
• cast down
• crestfallen
• dejected
• depressed
• despondent
• disconsolate
• doleful
• down
• down in the mouth
• downcast
• downhearted
• droopy
• forlorn
• gloomy
• glum
• hangdog
• heartbroken
• heartsick
• heartsore
• inconsolable
• joyless
• low
• low-spirited
• melancholic
• melancholy
• miserable
• mournful
• sad
• saddened
• sorrowful
• sorry
• unhappy
• woebegone
• woeful
• wretched

Examples of heavyhearted in a Sentence

she was heavyhearted at losing the election, in which she had invested everything

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above