brokenhearted vs melancholic

brokenhearted

adj
  • Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship. 

melancholic

adj
  • Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. 

  • Pertaining to the melancholic temperament or its associated personality traits. 

noun
  • A person who is habitually melancholy. 

How often have the words brokenhearted and melancholic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )