heartrending

See also: heart-rending

English

Alternative forms

heart-rending

Etymology

heart +‎ rending

Adjective

heartrending (comparative more heartrending, superlative most heartrending)

That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
That elicits deep sympathy. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

that causes great grief

German: herzzerreißend (de)
Maori: tarariki
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hjerteskjærende

Russian: душераздира́ющий (ru) (dušerazdirájuščij), го́рестный (ru) (górestnyj)
Swedish: hjärtslitande (sv), hjärtskärande

that elicits deep sympathy

German: herzzerreißend (de)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hjerteskjærende

Russian: душераздира́ющий (ru) (dušerazdirájuščij)
Swedish: hjärtslitande (sv), hjärtskärande

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