heartrending
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishheartrendingheart‧rend‧ing /ˈhɑːtˌrendɪŋ $ ˈhɑːrt-/ adjective SYMPATHIZEmaking you feel great pity SYN heartbreaking heartrending stories of children being taken from their parentsExamples from the Corpusheartrending• a heartrending sob• But the devastation already wrought in it is heartrending to contemplate.