heart sinks

your heart sinks

you become discouraged or disappointed My heart sank when I opened the letter and realized I had not been accepted into graduate school.

if someone's heart sinks, they start to feel sad or worried He looked at the huge pile of work on his desk and his heart sank.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elsa	['elsə]
Hannelore	HAH-ne-lo-rə	German
Yo'ash	-	Biblical Hebrew
Bradley	BRAD-lee	English
Philokrates	-	Ancient Greek
Frane	-	Croatian