About The Word Heartrending

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Heartrending

Heartrending Meaning & Definition
Heartrending Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Heartrending?

[adj] causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Heartrending: grievous | heartbreaking | sorrowful

Related Terms | Find terms related to Heartrending: affecting | afflictive | agonizing | calamitous | consuming | desolating | dire | distressing | doleful | excruciating | grievous | harrowing | heartbreaking | heartsickening | heartwounding | lamentable | moving | pathetic | piteous | pitiable | pitiful | racking | regrettable | rending | tormenting | torturous | touching | unfortunate

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Heartrending In Webster's Dictionary

\Heart"rend`ing\, a. Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing.

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