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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