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Heartbreaking — Heart break ing, a. Causing overpowering sorrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heartbreaking — index disastrous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
heartbreaking — [adj] disappointing affecting, afflictive, agonizing, bitter, calamitous, cheerless, deplorable, dire, distressing, grievous, heart rending, joyless, lamentable, moving, pitiful, poignant, regrettable, sad, touching, tragic, unfortunate; concepts … New thesaurus
heartbreaking — heart|break|ing [ hart,breıkıŋ ] adjective making you feel very sad or upset: It s heartbreaking to lose a pet. They live in heartbreaking poverty. ╾ heart|break|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heartbreaking — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)tbreɪkɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something 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 … English dictionary
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
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
