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1
causing unhappiness
- a heartbreaking story of a family torn asunder by war
Synonyms for heartbreaking
- depressing,
- dismal,
- drear,
- dreary,
- heartrending,
- melancholy,
- mournful,
- pathetic,
- sad,
- saddening,
- sorry,
- tearful,
- teary
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2
of a kind to cause great distress
- the heartbreaking state of Main Street now that most of the businesses have closed
Synonyms for heartbreaking
- deplorable,
- distressful,
- distressing,
- grievous,
- heartrending,
- lamentable,
- regrettable,
- tragic
- (also tragical),
- unfortunate,
- unlucky,
- woeful
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3
deserving of one's pity
- a heartbreaking attempt to escape that ends in disaster
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“Heartbreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreaking. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of heartbreaking was in 1591
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