Synonyms for Heartbreaking & Similar Words

Definition of heartbreaking

adjective
  1. causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"

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