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heart-wrenching
[ hahrt-ren-ching ]
/ ËhÉrt ËrÉn tÊÉȘĆ /
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adjective
causing or involving great sadness or distress; heartbreaking: The accounts of their persecution are heart-wrenching.
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OTHER WORDS FROM heart-wrenching
heart-wrench·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby heart-wrenching
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