What does "break someone's heart" mean?

To cause someone deep emotional pain, especially by ending a romantic relationship or by betraying their affection.

How is "break someone's heart" used in a sentence?

"Don't you know it's a sin to break someone's heart?"

break someone's heart

Meanings:

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- To cause someone deep emotional pain, especially by ending a romantic relationship or by betraying their affection.
- To inflict profound sadness or disappointment on someone by destroying their hopes or expectations.
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- It broke her heart when he told her he no longer wanted to be together after all these years.
  It broke her heart when he told her he no longer wanted to be together after all these years.
- Don’t break his heart by canceling the trip they had planned for so long.
  Don’t break his heart by canceling the trip they had planned for so long.
- They knew breaking her heart was inevitable if they had to move abroad for work.
  They knew breaking her heart was inevitable if they had to move abroad for work.

Examples:

EN: "Don't you know it's a sin to break someone's heart?"
ES: "¿No sabes que es un pecado romper el corazón de alguien? "
EN: I am trying to break someone's heart here, OK?
ES: Intento romperle el corazón a una persona.
EN: Why break someone's heart?
ES: "¿Por qué romper el corazón de alguien?"
ES: "¿Por qué romper el corazón de alguien?"
EN: chloe, how many times can i break someone's heart before it crumbles to pieces ?
ES: Chloe, ¿cuantas veces puedo quebrar el corazón de alguien hasta que este en pedacitos?
EN: Here, you can't break someone's heart then use Sellotape to fix it!
ES: Aquí, no se puede romper el corazón de alguien Y luego usar cinta adhesiva para arreglarlo!
EN: But right now Donsai is about to break someone's heart!
ES: Pero ahora Donsai está a punto de romper el corazón de alguna chica.
EN: Maybe one day I'll get to break someone's heart.
ES: Quizá algún día, podré romperle el corazón a alguien.
EN: I don't need your advice on how to break someone's heart.
ES: No necesito tu consejo sobre cómo romperle a alguien el corazón.
EN: And who am I to break someone's heart?
ES: ¿y quién soy yo para romperles los corazones?
EN: May I never break someone's heart Never
ES: "Que ningún corazón sea lastimado por causa mía."
EN: Devi had to do something she had never done before in her life, break someone's heart.
ES: Devi tenía que hacer algo nuevo para ella: romperle el corazón a alguien.
EN: It is difficult to break someone's heart, but is this easier?
ES: Es difícil romperle el corazón a alguien. Pero ¿esto es más fácil?
EN: Most likely to break someone's heart?
ES: ¿La que rompe corazones?
EN: - You can break someone's heart.
HI: तुम किसी का दिल तोड़ सकते हो
EN: I want to break someone's heart.
HI: किसी का दिल चुराना चाहता हूँ.

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break someone's heart — meaning & examples

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