heartbreakingadjective
uk/ˈhɑːtˌbreɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈhɑːrtˌbreɪ.kɪŋ/causing extreme sadness:
a heartbreaking story
It is heartbreaking (for him) that he cannot see his children.
See also
heartrending
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- a cloud hanging over sb idiom
- affecting
- arrogant
- baleful
- be cold comfort idiom
- condescend
- distressing
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egocentric
- egoism
- imperious
- lofty
- narcissism
- officious
- poignant
- pompous
- unmentionable
- upsetting
- vanity
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