"heartbreaking" meaning in English

See heartbreaking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more heartbreaking [comparative], most heartbreaking [superlative]
Etymology: From heart + breaking. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|heart|breaking}} heart + breaking Head templates: {{en-adj}} heartbreaking (comparative more heartbreaking, superlative most heartbreaking)
  1. That causes great grief, anguish or distress. Derived forms: heartbreakingly, heartbreakingness [uncommon] Translations (That causes great grief, anguish or distress): θυμαλγής (thumalgḗs) [Epic] (Ancient Greek), сърцераздирателен (sǎrcerazdiratelen) (Bulgarian), déchirant (French), navrant (French), herzzerreißend (German), coscrach (Irish), ഹൃദയഭേദകമായ (hr̥dayabhēdakamāya) (Malayalam), tarariki (Maori), de partir o coração (Portuguese), душераздира́ющий (dušerazdirájuščij) (Russian), srceparajući (Serbo-Croatian), srcerazdirući (Serbo-Croatian), srdcervúci (Slovak), desgarrador (Spanish), desolador (Spanish), devastador (Spanish), розпа́чливий (rozpáčlyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), нестя́мний (nestjámnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), đau lòng (Vietnamese)
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Noun

Forms: heartbreakings [plural]
Etymology: From heart + breaking. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|heart|breaking}} heart + breaking Head templates: {{en-noun}} heartbreaking (plural heartbreakings)
  1. The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress. Related terms: break someone's heart, heartbreaker
    Sense id: en-heartbreaking-en-noun-FVKBwtEB

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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