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Heartbroken vs Unhappy - What's the difference?

heartbroken | unhappy |

As adjectives the difference between heartbroken and unhappy

is that heartbroken is suffering from sorrow, especially after a failed romance while unhappy is not happy; sad.

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

    unhappy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Not happy; sad.
  • * The Beggar's Opera
    • A moment of time may make us unhappy forever.
  • Not satisfied; unsatisfied.
  • Not lucky; unlucky.
  • Not suitable; unsuitable.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * happy * glad * delighted * exuberant * joyous * joyful