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That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: heartbreaking, heartwrenching
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heartbreaking, heartwrenching
Antonyms: none provided
That elicits deep sympathy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I am suddenly assaulted by the most heartrending puppy-dog eyes I've ever seen as Emi pouts.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
causing or marked by grief or anguish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grievous, heartbreaking
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
herzzerreißend
— that causes great grief
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Irish:
coscrach
— that causes great grief
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Japanese:
痛ましい
(itamashii)
— that causes great grief
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Māori:
tarariki
— that causes great grief
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Norwegian Bokmål:
hjerteskjærende
— that causes great grief
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Polish:
rozdzierający serce
— that causes great grief
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Polish:
łamiący serce
— that causes great grief
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Russian:
душераздира́ющий
(dušerazdirájuščij)
— that causes great grief
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Russian:
го́рестный
(górestnyj)
— that causes great grief
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Spanish:
desgarrador
— that causes great grief
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Spanish:
devastador
— that causes great grief
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Spanish:
desolador
— that causes great grief
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Spanish:
emotivo
— that causes great grief
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Swedish:
hjärtslitande
— that causes great grief
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Swedish:
hjärtskärande
— that causes great grief
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German:
herzzerreißend
— that elicits deep sympathy
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Norwegian Bokmål:
hjerteskjærende
— that elicits deep sympathy
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Polish:
chwytający za serce
— that elicits deep sympathy
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Russian:
душераздира́ющий
(dušerazdirájuščij)
— that elicits deep sympathy
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Spanish:
emotivo
— that elicits deep sympathy
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Swedish:
hjärtslitande
— that elicits deep sympathy
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Swedish:
hjärtskärande
— that elicits deep sympathy