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Indignant vs Heartbroken - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between indignant and heartbroken

is that indignant is showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong while heartbroken is suffering from sorrow, especially after a failed romance.

indignant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

    • Synonyms

    * angry, infuriated, mad, resentful

    Related terms

    * indign * indignation

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    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

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