heartbreak

Questions about heartbreak

What does heartbreak mean?

heartbreak means "intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)".

How many syllables are in heartbreak?

heartbreak has 2 syllables: heart-break. The stress falls on "heart". In IPA it is /ˈhɑɹtˌbɹeɪk/.

What is another word for heartbreak?

Close synonyms include grief, heartache, brokenheartedness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is heartbreak a common word?

heartbreak is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with heartbreak?

5 words rhyme with heartbreak. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.