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Definition of broken heart noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

broken heart

noun

/ˌbrəʊkən ˈhɑːt/

/ˌbrəʊkən ˈhɑːrt/

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a very sad feeling, especially when somebody you love has died or left you
- No one ever died of a broken heart.
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