(a.) Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). heartrending. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/heartrending/definitions/2015478 |
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| MLA | Webster's. "heartrending" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/heartrending/definitions/2015478> |