Word Study
heartrending
CIDE DICTIONARY
heartrending, a.
Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
heartrending
affecting, afflictive, agonizing, calamitous, consuming, desolating, dire, distressing, doleful, excruciating, grievous, harrowing, heartbreaking, heartsickening, heartwounding, lamentable, moving, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, racking, regrettable, rending, tormenting, torturous, touching, unfortunateFor further exploring for "heartrending" in Webster Dictionary Online