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heartbreaking

[ hahrt-brey-king ]

/ ˈhɑrtˌbreɪ kɪŋ /

adjective

causing intense anguish or sorrow.

Origin of heartbreaking

First recorded in 1600–10; heartbreak + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM heartbreaking

heart·break·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby heartbreaking

heart-wrenching, heartache, heartbeat, heartbreak, heartbreaker, heartbreaking, heartbroken, heartburn, heartburning, hearted, hearten

Example sentences from the Web for heartbreakingly

And, perhaps most heartbreakingly, Merle died trying to take out the Governor on his own.

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Children are drawn into the savagery at a heartbreakingly young age.

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Born with the excruciating genetic disorder Trisomy 18, Bella lives with heartbreakingly precarious health.

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How could any American leader get such a joyous moment for the Egyptian people so heartbreakingly wrong?

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Mr. Catton makes it heartbreakingly clear that the Civil War was unavoidable.

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We almost regretted having had the chance that we so heartbreakingly lost.

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Not even with its terrible and heartbreakingly poignant beauty.

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They looked 14, but might have been as old as 16 or 17 and just heartbreakingly naive.

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British Dictionary definitions for heartbreakingly

heartbreaking

/ (ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkɪŋ) /

adjective

extremely sad, disappointing, or pitiful

Derived forms of heartbreaking

heartbreakingly, adverb