heartrending
/ˈhɑrtˌrɛndɪŋ/
adjective
- Causing great sadness or emotional pain; extremely distressing.
- The documentary showed heartrending images of families affected by the earthquake.
- She told a heartrending story about losing her childhood home in a fire.
- The abandoned puppy's whimper was so heartrending that everyone wanted to adopt it.
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