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heartbreaking

adjective

causing or marked by grief or anguish

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Word length
13
Starts with
H
Ends with
G
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
23
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. causing or marked by grief or anguish

    “a grievous loss”

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Example Sentences

a grievous loss
a grievous cry
her sigh was heartbreaking
the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter

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