HEARTRENDING

grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending

(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

heartrending (comparative more heartrending, superlative most heartrending)

That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

Synonym: heart-breaking

That elicits deep sympathy.

Source: Wiktionary


Heart"rend`ing, a.

Definition: Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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