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adjective
- 1. extremely sad or distressing: "this heart-wrenching drama revisits the early days of the crisis"
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adjective. (also heartwrenching) uk / ˈhɑːtˌrentʃ.ɪŋ / us / ˈhɑːrtˌrentʃ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. causing great sadness or sympathy: These are heart-wrenching decisions. Having to spend so much time away from home is heart-wrenching. Fewer examples. There are so many people who have colleagues working there and feel their pain.
- English (US)
causing great sadness or sympathy: These are heart-wrenching...
- Znaczenie Heart-Wrenching, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
HEART-WRENCHING definicja: 1. causing great sadness or...
- Heart-Wrenching in Simplified Chinese
HEART-WRENCHING translate: 令人心痛的. Learn more in the...
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- HEART-WRENCHINGLY
in a way that makes you feel great sadness or sympathy: The...
- English (US)
Jun 25, 2024 · The meaning of HEART-WRENCHING is very sad. How to use heart-wrenching in a sentence.
causing great sadness or sympathy: These are heart-wrenching decisions. Having to spend so much time away from home is heart-wrenching. Fewer examples. There are so many people who have colleagues working there and feel their pain. It's just heart-wrenching for everyone.
Heart-wrenching definition: causing or involving great sadness or distress; heartbreaking. See examples of HEART-WRENCHING used in a sentence.
Heart-wrenching is a perfect way to describe something that's so sad it feels like your heart has been permanently damaged — wrenched or twisted by grief. You might also call it "heartbreaking" or "heartrending," words that also attempt to capture a sense of despair or sorrow.
in a way that makes you feel great sadness or sympathy: The ending is heart-wrenchingly touching. She writes about her pain honestly and often heart-wrenchingly. Fewer examples. The book was by turns hilarious and heart-wrenchingly sad. She had not wanted to relive those heart-wrenchingly painful last moments.
Definition of heart-wrenching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.