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gut-wrenching, a.
Brit. |ˈgʌtˌrɛn(t)ʃɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈgətˌrɛn(t)ʃɪŋ|
[‹ gut n. + wrenching adj.]
Terrifying, extremely unpleasant or distressing; that causes nausea or severely upsets the stomach.
1972R. Keith Bush Pilot with Briefcase 175 Others had made a perfect landing thirty feet in the air, which was followed by a terrific, gut-wrenching splash as they plopped in. 1986U.S.A. Today 11–13 July d2/5 (advt.) A taut thriller that seethes with gut-wrenching realism. 1991Family Circle 13 Aug. 116/2 Often confrontational, the group therapy sessions..could be gut-wrenching. 2001B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 81 Then there are the gut-wrenching local mixtures that are best left untouched. Take sky juice for example, consisting of one part gin, one part coconut juice and a splash of sweetened condensed milk.
Derivatives. gut-wrenchingly adv.
1982Washington Post 24 July c2/3 The band responded with music that simultaneously was incongruously hasty yet finely detailed, *gut-wrenchingly loud but lyrical. 2002Hotdog June 115/1 It's difficult to dismiss a film when it's so gut-wrenchingly compelling and powerful. |