heart sick in English

adjective

1

despondent, typically from grief or loss of love.

I took over care of my younger sisters and younger brother, and of course of my father who was heartsick over the loss of that beautiful mother of mine.

synonyms: despondent, dejected, depressed, desolate, downcast, forlorn, unhappy, sad, upset, miserable, wretched, woebegone, inconsolable, grieving, grief-stricken, heavy-hearted, broken-hearted

adjective

despondent, dejected, depressed, desolate, downcast, forlorn, unhappy, sad, upset, miserable, wretched, woebegone, inconsolable, grieving, grief-stricken, heavy-hearted, broken-hearted
despondent
heartbroken, brokenhearted

Use "heart sick" in a sentence

1. Hope deferred makes the heart sick. 

2. For example, Proverbs 13:12 says: “Expectation postponed is making the heart sick.”

3. A wise man aptly observed: “Expectation postponed is making the heart sick.” —Proverbs 13:12.

4. (Proverbs 13:12) Unfulfilled expectations are bound to lead to disappointments that make the heart sick.