Sorrow heartache
Crushed
Also known as gutted
Strength 3 of 4
Flattened by a blow to something you had set your heart on, a hope or a bond suddenly giving way, so the strength goes out of you.
In the body
- A sudden sinking in the stomach
- Strength draining from the limbs
- Chest caving in
- An urge to sink down or lie down
Needs behind it
Softer and stronger
- Hurt
- Crushed
- Heartbroken
Often confused with
Devastated
Crushed is being flattened by a blow to one hope or bond; devastated is having a whole part of life laid waste, often by a loss that cannot be undone.