Meanings
adjectiveheartwrenching (comparative more heartwrenching, superlative most heartwrenching)
comparative more heartwrenching · superlative most heartwrenching
- Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
Near-synonyms: heartbreaking, heartrending
1 more example
The interview with Sarah Mohess was both heartwrenching and inspiring.
2007 September 23, “In a Tough City, Almost an Adult; An Active Approach to Psychic Change (4 Letters)”, in New York TimesSynonyms: heartbreaking, heartrending
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
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Chinese Mandarin 令人痛心的, 令人悲傷的 /令人悲伤的
- 令人痛心的 (lìngrén tòngxīn de)having a painful emotional impact
- 令人悲傷的 /令人悲伤的 (lìngrén bēishāng de)having a painful emotional impact
- 令人心碎的 (lìngrén xīnsuì de)having a painful emotional impact
Finnish sydäntä riipaiseva, sydäntä raastava
- sydäntä riipaisevahaving a painful emotional impact
- sydäntä raastavahaving a painful emotional impact
German herzzerreißend
- herzzerreißendhaving a painful emotional impact
Polish bolesny
- bolesnyhaving a painful emotional impact
Spanish desgarrador, achará
- desgarradorhaving a painful emotional impact
- acharáhaving a painful emotional impact
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APA
heartwrenching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heartwrenching
MLA
“heartwrenching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heartwrenching. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heartwrenching,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heartwrenching.
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