Meaning of heartbreaking in English:
heartbreaking
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adjective
Causing overwhelming distress; very upsetting.
‘it would be heartbreaking to see it all collapse’- ‘It's tragic and heartbreaking, but it should not be considered a point of debate.’
- ‘Speaking as a father of a young son and a daughter, I find this heartbreaking and tragic.’
- ‘It was so heartbreaking to see lots of people traumatised by the war and living in bombed out buildings.’
- ‘Losing her at Christmas is bad, but the presents were heartbreaking.’
- ‘John, faced with a heartbreaking decision no five-year-old should ever have to make, chose his father.’
- ‘This sequence is especially heartbreaking, as the screaming little girl is carried away to die.’
- ‘David is here to talk about living with a heartbreaking loss, and he will take your calls.’
- ‘Some stories told to her by families are heartbreaking and it is hard not to become emotionally involved.’
- ‘Instead they brought heartbreaking news of the death of a son, a father, a brother or some other loved one.’
- ‘As I read, the writer elaborated on the material with heartbreaking tales of his family life.’
- ‘It was amazingly difficult and heartbreaking but he never gave up.’
- ‘I've seen it happen more than once to some very dear, sweet people, and it's really heartbreaking to watch.’
- ‘Is it heartbreaking to have an entire prison population reject your lasagna?’
- ‘It's heartbreaking to see people dying of such curable and treatable diseases.’
- ‘It is very heartbreaking to now know my mum would probably be alive if the police had done a proper investigation first time around.’
- ‘Realising that within the framework of a tender and heartbreaking love affair, is a very special achievement.’
- ‘That chapel remains one of the most heartbreaking sights in England.’
- ‘They encouraged him to think he could return home as a star; by the time he left, his yearning was heartbreaking.’
- ‘It has been absolutely heartbreaking to have it cancelled each time.’
- ‘The couple then had to break the heartbreaking news to Sarah's brother, who was travelling in Australia.’
distressing, upsetting, disturbing, heart-rending, sad, tragic, painful, saddening, traumatic, agonizing, desolating, harrowing, excruciatingView synonyms
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