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heartrending
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heart·rend·ing

adjective \ˈhärt-ˌren-diŋ\

Definition of HEARTRENDING

: heartbreaking 1a
— heart·rend·ing·ly \-diŋ-lē\ adverb
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Examples of HEARTRENDING

  1. <couldn't bear to see the heartrending photos of victims of the famine>
  2. <a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son>

First Known Use of HEARTRENDING

1594

Related to HEARTRENDING

Synonyms
depressing, dismal, drear, dreary, heartbreaking, sad, melancholy, mournful, pathetic, saddening, sorry, tearful, teary
Antonyms
cheering, cheery, glad, happy

Rhymes with HEARTRENDING

ascending, attending, fence-mending, goaltending, mind-bending, nerve ending, unbending, unending

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