heartwrenching
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See also: heart-wrenching
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
heartwrenching (comparative more heartwrenching, superlative most heartwrenching)
- Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
- 2007 September 23, “In a Tough City, Almost an Adult; An Active Approach to Psychic Change (4 Letters)”, in New York Times[1]:
- The interview with Sarah Mohess was both heartwrenching and inspiring.
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having a painful emotional impact
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