heartwrenching

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heartwrenching

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From heart + wrenching.

adjective more heartwrenching · most heartwrenching

Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress. Near-synonyms: heartbreaking, heartrending
Similar: heartbreaking, heartrending

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adj having a painful emotional impact

Español	desgarrador, achará
中文	令人痛心的 lìngrén tòngxīn de, 令人悲傷的 /令人悲伤的 lìngrén bēishāng de, 令人心碎的 lìngrén xīnsuì de
Deutsch	herzzerreißend

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@misc{heartwrenching_2026,
  title = {heartwrenching},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heartwrenching},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}