heart-bleeding
noun
Anguish; (in later use also) the action of (especially falsely or insincerely) professing anguished concern about something.
adjective
Agonizing; (in later use more commonly) engaged in or characterized by the action of (especially falsely or insincerely) professing anguished concern about something.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Counter-poyson.