Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heartstricken

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
heart-strick-en
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

heartbroken; dismayed

Etymology

From heart + stricken.

Inflected Forms

more heartstricken (comparative) most heartstricken (superlative)

Questions

What does heartstricken mean?
heartbroken; dismayed
Where does heartstricken come from?
From heart + stricken.

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