Heartstricken

Heart´strick`en

(härt´strĭk`'n)
a. 1. Shocked; dismayed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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During those last days, while the precious life yet lingered, my tears, my words, and everything I did bore witness to my heartstricken repentance.
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And he lied again about the reason for attacking Iraq in 1991--hardly to defend the integrity of Kuwait (can one imagine Bush heartstricken over Iraq's taking of Kuwait?), rather to assert U.S.
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