heartrending

== English == === Alternative forms === heart-rending === Etymology === From heart +‎ rending. === Adjective === heartrending (comparative more heartrending, superlative most heartrending) That causes great grief, anguish or distress. Near-synonyms: heartbreaking, heartwrenching That elicits deep sympathy. ==== Synonyms ==== soulrending ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “heart-rending”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.