heartrending
Adjective Satellite
- causing or marked by grief or anguish
- "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"
Adj
- That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
- That elicits deep sympathy.
Examples
- I am suddenly assaulted by the most heartrending puppy-dog eyes I've ever seen as Emi pouts.
Origin / Etymology
From heart + rending.
Synonyms
grievous, heartbreaking, heart-breaking, heart-wrenching, soulrending
Scrabble Score: 17
heartrending: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordheartrending: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
heartrending: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
heartrending: valid Words With Friends Word