单词 | heartrending |
释义 | heartrending (hɑrtrɛndɪŋ) also heart-rending adjective [usu ADJ n] You use heartrending to describe something that causes you to feel great sadness and pity. ...heartrending pictures of refugees. heartrending in American English (ˈhɑːrtˌrendɪŋ) adjective causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress Derived forms heartrendingly adverb Word origin [1680–90; heart + rending]This word is first recorded in the period 1680–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: commercial, commode, mob, reservoir, turnoutExamples of 'heartrending' in a sentence |
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