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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLiebeskummer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Liebeskummer
"Sie hat großen Liebeskummer wegen der Trennung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Emotional grief or anguish; deep sorrow.
"She experienced deep heartache after the sudden end of her relationship."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'physical pain in the region of the heart'): from heart + ache.
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chagrin
Transliteration: chagrin
"Il a ressenti un grand chagrin après son départ."
Liebeskummer
Transliteration: Liebeskummer
"Sie hat großen Liebeskummer wegen der Trennung."
strazio
Transliteration: strazio
"Provò un grande strazio nel suo cuore."
desamor
Transliteration: desamor
"Ella sufrió mucho desamor en su juventud."
angústia
Transliteration: angústia
"Ele sentiu uma profunda angústia no peito."
दिल का दर्द
Transliteration: dil ka dard
"उसकी जुदाई ने उसे बहुत दिल का दर्द दिया।"
心碎
Transliteration: xīn suì
"这段感情的结束给她带来了无尽的心碎。"
가슴앓이
Transliteration: gaseum-ari
"그는 오랜 시간 동안 가슴앓이를 했다."
心の痛み
Transliteration: kokoro no itami
"失恋の悲しみで彼の胸には深い心の痛みがあった。"
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