- heartbreaking
- [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)tbreɪkɪŋ[/t]]
ADJ-GRADEDSomething that is heartbreaking makes you feel extremely sad and upset.
This year we won't even be able to buy presents for our grandchildren. It's heartbreaking.
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heartbreaking — UK [ˈhɑː(r)tˌbreɪkɪŋ] / US [ˈhɑrtˌbreɪkɪŋ] adjective making you feel very sad or upset It s heartbreaking to lose a pet. They live in heartbreaking poverty. Derived word: heartbreakingly adverb … English dictionary
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heartbreaking — adjective making you feel extremely sad or disappointed: heartbreaking pictures of starving children heartbreakingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heartbreaking — adjective heartbreaking news from the doctor Syn: distressing, upsetting, disturbing, heart rending, sad, tragic, painful, traumatic, agonizing, harrowing; pitiful, poignant, plaintive, moving, tearjerker, tearjerking, gut wrenching Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
heartbreaking — heartbreak ► NOUN ▪ overwhelming distress. DERIVATIVES heartbreaker noun heartbreaking adjective heartbroken adjective … English terms dictionary
heartbreaking — adjective causing or marked by grief or anguish a grievous loss a grievous cry her sigh was heartbreaking the heartrending words of Rabin s granddaughter • Syn: ↑grievous, ↑heartrending • Simil … Useful english dictionary
