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heartbreaking

/hˈɑɹtbɹˌeɪkɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Heartbreaking means: causing or marked by grief or anguish.

Synonyms for heartbreaking4

adjective, as in causing or marked by grief or anguish

grievous, heartrending, sorrowful

also used for heartbreaking

heartwrenching

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What does heartbreaking mean?1

adjective

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causing or marked by grief or anguish“a grievous loss”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Heartbreaking in a sentence

  • It was heartbreaking to see the gazelle dying.Amastan
  • My youngest is already saying she misses school and she misses her friends, and that's heartbreaking to hear.Hybrid
  • Love can be messy, complicated, and heartbreaking.megamanenm
  • Ziri was in a heartbreaking situation.Amastan
  • Don't say heartbreaking things like that!terrywallwork
  • It is heartbreaking for our family to accept the likelihood of spending a third Christmas without Mary.anthrax26

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