Definition of heart-wrenching
: very sad
a heart-wrenching story
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“Heart-wrenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-wrenching. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.
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