"gut-wrenching" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more gut-wrenching [comparative], most gut-wrenching [superlative]
Etymology: From gut + wrenching. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gut|wrenching}} gut + wrenching Head templates: {{en-adj}} gut-wrenching (comparative more gut-wrenching, superlative most gut-wrenching)
  1. (idiomatic) Sickening. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-gut-wrenching-en-adj-ov5iRnIF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (idiomatic) Difficult to tolerate. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-gut-wrenching-en-adj-MJ6-yW~1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gut-wrenchingly Related terms: heartrending, nerve-racking, stomach-churning, stomach-turning, stomach-wrenching

Alternative forms

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