wrenchingly
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8.1
- adverb
- /ˈrɛnʧɪŋli/
:
desgarradoramente
- I heard it was gut-wrenchingly sad from Rod Albers.
- gut-wrenchingly
- heart-wrenchingly
Examples
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School isn't gut-wrenchingly awful.
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Told in adroitly sequenced flashbacks, Woodson's novel is wrenchingly honest and, despite its sad themes, of Inc. This text refers to an out-of-print or unavailable edition of this title.
Blog text (8) -
But it was fun, sweet, and heart-wrenchingly touching.
Blog text (8) -
But over the past few years, it has felt more like Space Mountain—unpredictable, scary, and gut-wrenchingly uneven.
Academic text (2011) -
In the 1990s, with the massive return of the emotionally repressed in the form of novels, memoirs, and personal essays, writers discussed much more honestly and wrenchingly the spiritual malaise within even successful university careers.
Academic text (1999) -
In November 1997, the Constitutional Court of South Africa decided against people's "right to dialysis" or to kidney transplants, given the country's limited economic and medical resources, a decision that Constitutional Court judge Albie Sachs described to me as necessary but "wrenchingly painful."
Academic text (1998) -
The film dealt with the wrenchingly difficult choices faced by the characters in war.
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Her letter expressed wrenchingly deep feelings of loss and regret after the breakup.
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He shared a wrenchingly personal story about his struggles with addiction.
Synonyms
106
3.7
In a way that causes physical or emotional pain
84
4.1
In a way that causes great sadness or very bad results
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8.2
In a very painful or strong way
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7.2
In a way that causes great harm, pain, or sadness
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6.6
In a way that shows deep pain or longing
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7.4
In a way that causes very strong physical pain or deep worry
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4.7
Makes people feel deep sadness or pity
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6.5
In a way that makes people feel worried or unhappy
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5.1
In a way that makes people feel very sad
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7.3
A way that makes someone feel very sad and defeated
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7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
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5.0
In a way that makes people worried or upset
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7.9
In a way that makes people feel great shock or deep sadness
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8.9
In a way that makes someone feel great pain or worry
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7.2
So sad that nothing can comfort them
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4.1
In a way that makes someone feel sad or in pain
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8.8
In a way that causes great fear or pain
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5.1
In a way that makes someone feel sad or worried
In a way that makes people feel very sad
In a way that makes people feel very sad and cry
In a way that causes someone a lot of pain or worry
Antonyms
How Distressing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wrenchingly also comes from wrench, which can mean 'to pull' or 'to tear', giving the image of something being pulled away from the heart. That's why wrenchingly describes speech or stories that cause strong emotional pain.