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Synonyms for heart-rending

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hahrt-ren-ding

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrtˌrɛn dɪŋ

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Définition of heart-rending

Origin : also heartrending, heart rending, 1680s, from heart + present participle of rend. Related: Heart-rendingly.

As in sad : adj unfortunate, distressing
As in touching : adj affecting, moving emotionally
As in tragic : adj catastrophic, very bad
As in dolorous : adj miserable, anguished
As in grievous : adj severe, painful; serious
As in harrowing : adj dangerous, frightening
As in heartbreaking : adj disappointing

Example sentences :

Wasn't it heart-rending, that knick-knack shop which they had stuck beside it?
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Clement asked at last, in a heart-rending voice; "why did you do this cruel thing?"
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

Oh, what heart-rending scenes sin has introduced into the world!
Extract from : « Journal of a Residence at Bagdad » by Anthony Groves

It was heart-rending to hear their wailings, and cries of distress, and calls for help.
Extract from : « Winning His Way » by Charles Carleton Coffin

But the heart-rending thing was the humble protests of the servants.
Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane

Her cries in the night were heart-rending, when it was impossible to supply her wants.
Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe

His letters, as far as I could make them out, were heart-rending.
Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

It was these things that gave to the poor place so heart-rending an aspect.
Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet

That was what gave the miserable place such a heart-rending look.
Extract from : « The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Alphonse Daudet

And what was there in this letter that is so terrible, so heart-rending?
Extract from : « Samuel Brohl & Company » by Victor Cherbuliez

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