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Rejection vs Heartbroken - What's the difference?

rejection | heartbroken |

As a noun rejection

is the act of rejecting.

As an adjective heartbroken is

suffering from sorrow, especially after a failed romance.

rejection

English

(wikipedia rejection)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of rejecting.
  • The state of being rejected.
  • (sports) a blocked shot

    • Derived terms

    * rejection letter

    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