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Regretful vs Heartbroken - What's the difference?

regretful | heartbroken |

As adjectives the difference between regretful and heartbroken

is that regretful is full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets while heartbroken is suffering from sorrow, especially after a failed romance.

regretful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
  • Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.

    • Synonyms

    * (full of regret) repining, rueful, sorrowful

    Derived terms

    * regretfully * regretfulness * unregretful

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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

    Anagrams

    * English adjectives ending in -en