how to pronounce heartache

/ˈhɑːɹˌtɛɪk/

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heartache is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of heartache in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… disappointment heartache failure in …”

meanings of heartache

noun:

Very sincere and difficult emotional problems or stress.

heartache frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word heartache occurs in english on average 4.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics heartache can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that heartache can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;