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heartstricken

adj

Etymology

From heart + stricken.

  1. derived from *strīkaną✻ — “to strike”
  2. inherited from *strikanaz✻
  3. inherited from *strikan✻
  4. inherited from stricen
  5. inherited from striken
  6. compounded as heartstricken — “heart + stricken”

Definitions

  1. heartbroken

    heartbroken; dismayed

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