heart-breaking

Adjective

Meaning

heart-breaking (comparative more heart-breaking, superlative most heart-breaking)

(idiomatic) That causes extreme sorrow or grief.

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Examples

You know that if you had been in charge of creation you would have found some medium less heart-breaking than Time to stage it in. Brian Aldiss

"After the sacrifices so many of our people have made, further reducing the number of people we employ is heart-breaking but essential for survival," Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss said. Source: Internet

Alice confesses that she once loved a woman and when Frank says that it’s okay with him, the rush of emotions that flood across Alice’s face are heart-breaking and hope-inducing. Source: Internet

Ally posted a picture of daughter Taeghan in her uniform on Twitter alongside a heart-breaking caption which read: 'Being mocked for the amusement of others all because she wore her uniform at school today' Source: Internet

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team opened the season with two heart-breaking losses in the ABA JUCO Weekend powered by Five Tool Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Source: Internet

After quite a bit of research, she amassed a "trove of witty, politically savvy, gossipy, incisive, heart-breaking letters" they wrote to each other, their husbands and children throughout the years. Source: Internet

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