heartache

English

Alternative forms

  • heart-ache

Etymology

From Middle English *hertache, from Old English *heortæċe, heorteċe (heartache), equivalent to heart + ache.

Noun

heartache (countable and uncountable, plural heartaches)

  1. Very sincere and difficult emotional problems or stress

Translations

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