heartsink
/ (ˈhɑːtˌsɪŋk) /
noun
- a patient who repeatedly visits his or her doctor's surgery, often with multiple or non-specific symptoms, and whose complaints are impossible to treat
- (as modifier)heartsink patients
Word Origin for heartsink
C20: so-called because the patient's appearance in the surgery makes the doctor's heart sink
Words nearby heartsink
heartrending,
hearts,
hearts and flowers,
heartsease,
heartsick,
heartsink,
heartsome,
heartsore,
heartstopper,
heartstrings,
heartthrob