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heart-rending

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heart⋅rend⋅ing

  [hahrt-ren-ding]
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–adjective
causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
Origin:
1680–90; heart + rending

Related forms:
heart⋅rend⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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heart-rend·ing or heart·rend·ing   (härt'rěn'dĭng)
adj.  Causing anguish or deep distress; arousing deep sympathy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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