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Heart-broken vs Glum - What's the difference?

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Heart-broken is a related term of glum.


As a noun glum is

light.

heart-broken

Not English

Heart-broken has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'heart-broken':

heartbroken

glum

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) glomen, glommen, glomben, . More at (l).

Verb

(glumm)
  • (obsolete) To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
    • (Hawes)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) sullenness
    • (Skelton)

    Etymology 2

    Probably from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (glummer)
  • despondent; moody; sullen
  • * Thackeray
    • I frighten people by my glum face.