heartbreaking
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈhɑrtˌbreɪkɪŋ/
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desgarrador
- It was heartbreaking to watch the family lose their home after the fire.
And so now when I go back, it's heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking.
- And so now when I go back, it's heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking.
- And man, that was heartbreaking because I was doing well.
- And then it's just completely heartbreaking to know that this is coming.
- And nothing is more just heartbreaking than your conversation with Elsa.
- At some point, you're going to go through something heartbreaking and overwhelming and awful.
- This is so heartbreaking and such a betrayal.
- And the stories that people have on this is heartbreaking and, and tough.
- So it's it's heartbreaking, but it's also very uplifting.
- And that was kind of heartbreaking because that was my dream.
- But I don't think that she mentioned how heartbreaking this story was.
- So it can be heartbreaking, but that's part of the job, I think.
Examples
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And the stories that people have on this is heartbreaking and, and tough.
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I work as a therapist in nursing homes and see the same heartbreaking stories every day.
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And so far, it's heartbreaking, but it's great.
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And so now when I go back, it's heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking.
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And man, that was heartbreaking because I was doing well.
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And then it's just completely heartbreaking to know that this is coming.
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And that thought was like heartbreaking to me because it was me that left.
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It's heartbreaking to leave one's old home.
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And it's one of the most heartbreaking scenes of the film.
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I am a rabbi who must comfort someone who has suffered a heartbreaking loss.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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4.6
Causing strong worry and emotional pain
27
8.2
Causing very strong fear or sadness
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7.9
Causing great pain or sorrow
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3.5
To make someone feel very sad and often cry
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7.4
That makes you feel very sad and upset
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7.5
Causing very strong emotional or physical pain
3
5.5
Making people feel very worried and disappointed
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7.8
Causes people to feel very sad
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
heartbreaking = heartbreak (semi-transparent) = heart + break + ing
The adjective is transparently formed from the noun 'heartbreak' with -ing, and the underlying heart-plus-break metaphor is easy to recognize.
Etymology
The word heartbreaking is made from heart ('feelings') and breaking ('to break'), so it makes a clear picture of a heart being broken and helps explain why it means 'causing great sadness'.