heavy heart

English

Noun

heavy heart (plural heavy hearts)

1. (figurative) A strong feeling of sadness or misery

   “We lost,” he said with a heavy heart.

   • 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

     “Now, to begin today I want to ask one particular father and son to join me at the altar to read their special Father’s Day poem to the rest of the congregation.” With heavy hearts, father and son went up to the altar, and turned round to face the sea of empty chairs.

Derived terms

• heavy-hearted