heartrending
heartrending · more heartrending · most heartrending
душераздирающий, горестный
herzzerreißend
That causes great grief, anguish or distressThat causes great grief, anguish or distress.
» When his wife died he was full of heartrending grief.
Meaning
2 sensesThat causes great grief, anguish or distress.
Near-synonyms: heartbreaking, heartwrenching
herzzerreißend
душераздира́ющийdušerazdirájuščij, го́рестныйgórestnyj
causing or marked by grief or anguish
That elicits deep sympathy.
I am suddenly assaulted by the most heartrending puppy-dog eyes I've ever seen as Emi pouts.
herzzerreißend
душераздира́ющийdušerazdirájuščij
Examples
1 sentencesWhen his wife died he was full of heartrending grief.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
that causes great grief:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that causes great grief:
Origin
From heart + rending.From heart + rending.
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Forms
more heartrending, most heartrending| Comparative | more heartrending Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most heartrending Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- causing or marked by grief or anguish:grievousheartbreaking
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedheartrendingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form