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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. causing or marked by grief or anguish;
- Example: "a grievous loss"
- Example: "a grievous cry"
- Example: "her sigh was heartbreaking"
- Example: "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"
[syn: grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Heartrending \Heart"rend`ing\ (-r[e^]nd`[i^]ng), a.
   Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very
   distressing.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

heartrending
    adj 1: causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss";
           "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the
           heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter" [syn:
           grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending]