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Disheartened vs Brokenhearted - What's the difference?

disheartened | brokenhearted |

As adjectives the difference between disheartened and brokenhearted

is that disheartened is discouraged, despairing while brokenhearted is grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss or repudiation of a romantic relationship.

As a verb disheartened

is (dishearten).

disheartened

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Discouraged, despairing.
  • * 2004 , , Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage :
    • He refused to get disheartened , even when all 50 writers polled by Newsweek predicted he would lose.

    Synonyms

    * dejected, dispirited, down in the mouth, sad, down in the dumps

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dishearten)
    • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    brokenhearted

    English

    Adjective

  • Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss or repudiation of a romantic relationship.

    • See also

    * heartbroken * heartbreak * heartbreaker * break someone's heart