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heartrending in German

heartrending in German is herzzerreißend — heartrending means causing great sadness or suffering.

heartrending in German

herzzerreißend
adj

What does "heartrending" mean?

  1. adj Causing great sadness or suffering.
  2. adj Making people feel deep sympathy.
    "I am suddenly assaulted by the most heartrending puppy-dog eyes I've ever seen as Emi pouts."
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heartrending in a sentence

  • I am suddenly assaulted by the most heartrending puppy-dog eyes I've ever seen as Emi pouts.
  • These walls, under close examination, reveal messages carved in desperation by long ago victims. “If I must die, I beg it be done quickly,” reads one heartrending scrawl, signed by a man known only as Anthony.

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What is "heartrending" in German?
"heartrending" in German is herzzerreißend. heartrending means: Causing great sadness or suffering.
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