Heart-rending - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhɑːrt rendɪŋ|
Brit.
|ˈhɑːt rendɪŋ|
adjective
- That causes great grief, anguish or distress
- That elicits deep sympathy
- Having a strong effect upon the emotions, inclining one to sadness or pity; heart-breaking.
- That elicits deep sympathy
- Having a strong effect upon the emotions, inclining one to sadness or pity; heart-breaking.
Extra examples
...couldn't bear to see the heartrending photos of victims of the famine...
...a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son...
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