Synonyms for heart-rending
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hahrt-ren-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrtˌrɛn dɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for heart-rending Other synonyms for the word heart-rending
- adverse
- afflicted
- afflicting
- afflictive
- agonizing
- alarming
- anguished
- bitter
- calamitous
- cheerless
- compassionate
- crushing
- deathly
- dejecting
- deplorable
- depressing
- desolate
- destructive
- dire
- disastrous
- discomposing
- discouraging
- disheartening
- dismal
- dispiriting
- disquieting
- distressing
- disturbing
- doleful
- dolent
- dolesome
- dolorific
- dreadful
- dreary
- egregious
- emotive
- excruciating
- fatal
- fateful
- flagrant
- forlorn
- funereal
- glaring
- grave
- grievous
- grim
- hapless
- harmful
- harrowing
- heart-rending
- heartbreaking
- heavy
- heinous
- hurtful
- ill-fated
- ill-starred
- impressive
- injurious
- intolerable
- joyless
- lachrymose
- lamentable
- lugubrious
- melancholic
- melancholy
- melting
- mind-blowing
- miserable
- monstrous
- mournful
- moving
- nerve-racking
- offensive
- onerous
- oppressive
- outrageous
- painful
- pathetic
- piteous
- pitiable
- pitiful
- plaintive
- poignant
- racking
- regrettable
- responsive
- rueful
- ruinous
- ruthful
- sad
- saddening
- serious
- shabby
- shameful
- sharp
- shocking
- soaring
- sorrowful
- sorry
- stirring
- stunning
- sympathetic
- taxing
- tear-jerking
- tearful
- tearing
- tender
- terrible
- terrifying
- tormenting
- torturing
- torturous
- touching
- tough
- tragic
- traumatic
- troublesome
- unbearable
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- unsatisfactory
- upsetting
- villainous
- weighty
- wistful
- woebegone
- woeful
- wounding
- wretched
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
- 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
Antonyms for heart-rending
- acceptable
- advantageous
- bearable
- blessed
- bright
- calming
- cheerful
- cheery
- comforting
- concealed
- delightful
- encouraging
- excellent
- exhilarating
- favorable
- fortunate
- glad
- good
- great
- happy
- hard
- harmless
- healthful
- healthy
- heartwarming
- hidden
- hopeful
- joyful
- joyous
- life-giving
- light
- little
- lucky
- magnificent
- mild
- nice
- pleasant
- pleasing
- right
- successful
- tolerable
- trivial
- unaffecting
- unfrightening
- unimportant
- unmoving
- wholesome
- wonderful
- worthwhile
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