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Heartbreaking vs Heartbroken - What's the difference?

heartbreaking | heartbroken |

As adjectives the difference between heartbreaking and heartbroken

is that heartbreaking is that causes great grief, anguish or distress while heartbroken is suffering from sorrow, especially after a failed romance.

As a noun heartbreaking

is the breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.

heartbreaking

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

    • Derived terms

    * heartbreakingly * heartbreakingness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.

    • Related terms

    * break someone's heart * heartbreaker

    heartbroken

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Suffering from sorrow, especially after a failed romance
    • When he told me he didn't want to see me anymore, I was heartbroken

    Synonyms

    * brokenhearted * inconsolable * forlorn * despairing * dejected * disconsolate * distraught * devastated * wretched * grief-stricken * discouraged

    Derived terms

    * heartbrokenly * heartbrokenness

    Anagrams

    * English adjectives ending in -en