heartsick

Questions about heartsick

What does heartsick mean?

heartsick means "full of sorrow". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in heartsick?

heartsick has 3 syllables: he-art-sick. The stress falls on "he".

What is another word for heartsick?

Close synonyms include brokenhearted, heartbroken, despondent. 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 heartsick a common word?

heartsick is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.