Synonyms for heartrending
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hahrt-ren-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrtˌrɛn dɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for heartrending
Définition of heartrending
- adj arousing deep sympathy
- The case of Nick, although sore enough in its way, was not so heartrending as that of Kate.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- I rolled about on the ground, uttering the most heartrending cries.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The scenes on the decks of the sinking liner were heartrending.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
- Now and again he let himself be caught by the heartrending accents of his wife.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- The next morning there came a heartrending letter from Aunt Ju.
- Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
- He lifted his face, swept them with a heartrending glance, and finished.
- Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
- Sir Arthur uttered a heartrending cry and fell back in a faint.
- Extract from : « The River of Darkness » by William Murray Graydon
- Some of the scenes witnessed here were heartrending in the extreme.
- Extract from : « The Johnstown Horror » by James Herbert Walker
- It is in this district that the loss of life has been heartrending.
- Extract from : « The Johnstown Horror » by James Herbert Walker
- His countenance bore the indications of heartrending sorrow.
- Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid
Antonyms for heartrending
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