heartbreaking

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

adjective

1
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
Near-synonyms: heartrending, heartwrenching
Things went well with the clearing on Friday, but by Saturday, February 3, a 70 m.p.h. blizzard set in, and against such heartbreaking conditions, although an effort was made with the plough to keep open the sections cleared on the previous day, ground was gradually lost, [...].
But even with these caveats, it remains a stunning and heartbreaking piece of cinema that strikes a particular chord with LGBTQ+ viewers.

Etymology

From heart + breaking.

noun

1
The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.
One could argue that Eliot's "great heartbreakings" were the overt physical signs of the inner psychological transformations achieved through brainwashing, cultural attack, and epidemic mortality.

Forms

plural: heartbreakings
comparative: more heartbreaking
superlative: most heartbreaking

heartache · Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or…heartbeat · One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one,…heartbreak · Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused…

heartbreaking · That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

heartbroken · Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.heartfelt · Believed or felt deeply and sincerely.heartland · Synonym of heart (“the seat of the affections or love”).

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