Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heartsink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
heartsink
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heartsink patient.

Derogatory; Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does heartsink mean?
A heartsink patient.

How to pronounce heartsink

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