heart-rending
adjective/ˈhɑːt rendɪŋ/
/ˈhɑːrt rendɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- causing very sad feelings synonym heartbreaking
- a heart-rending story
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHeart-rending is used with these nouns:- story
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