English Explanatory Dictionary

heartrending

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
That elicits deep sympathy.

Word forms

heartrending more heartrending most heartrending heart-rending

Etymology

From heart + rending.

Synonyms

soulrending heartbreaking heartwrenching

Derived words

heartrendingly

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