# sick at heart

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Despairing, distressed, or anxious.

## Etymology
From Hamlet, Act I, Scene 1, by William Shakespeare:
: Francisco: For this relief much thanks: 'tis bitter cold, / And I am sick at heart.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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