The Collaborative International Dictionary
Heartstricken
Heartstricken \Heart"strick`en\ (h[aum]rt"str[i^]k`'n), a. Shocked; dismayed.
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heartstricken
a. shocked; dismayed
Usage examples of "heartstricken".
The face of the Houndmaster, already set in the grim lines of a heartstricken man, became more grim.
And then her heartstricken expression changed to one of sudden determination.