gut-wrenching

[ guht-ren-ching ]

adjective

1. involving great distress or anguish; agonizing:

   a gut-wrenching decision.

gut-wrenching

adjective

1. informal.
   causing great distress or suffering

   gut-wrenching scenes

Example Sentences

The scenes of Turing undergoing the chemical castration are really gut wrenching.

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At Salon, Alecia Phonesavanh recounts the latest gut-wrenching iteration of the pattern.

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Some are heartfelt— gut-wrenching homilies harkening to the days of American freedom.

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Here are the most gut-wrenching scenes ever shown on the series.

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For Kentucky fans dreading a gut-wrenching defeat, suddenly the impossible was possible!

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Related Words

• affecting
• agonizing
• calamitous
• dire
• distressing
• heart-wrenching
• poignant
• sad
• touching
• tragic
• unfortunate