Hypertext Webster Gateway: "heartrending"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Heartrending \Heart"rend`ing\, a.
Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very
distressing.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
heartrending
adj : 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},
{heartbreaking}]
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