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Answer for the clue "Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) ", 17 letters:
brokenheartedness

Word definitions for brokenheartedness in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) [syn: grief , heartache , heartbreak ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality of being brokenhearted.

Usage examples of brokenheartedness.

Opinion--she knew--would say, that having wilfully chosen a position outside morality she had not half the case for brokenheartedness she would have had if Fort had been her husband: Opinion--she knew--would say she had no claim on him, and the sooner an illegal tie was broken, the better!