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Heartbreaking vs Woeful - What's the difference?

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Heartbreaking is a related term of woeful.


As adjectives the difference between heartbreaking and woeful

is that heartbreaking is that causes great grief, anguish or distress while woeful is full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.

As a noun heartbreaking

is the breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.

heartbreaking

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

    • Derived terms

    * heartbreakingly * heartbreakingness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.

    • Related terms

    * break someone's heart * heartbreaker

    woeful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
    • How many woeful widows left to bow / To sad disgrace! — Daniel.
  • Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
    • a woeful event
    a woeful lack of restraint
  • wretched; paltry; poor
    • What woeful stuff this madrigal would be! — Pope.

    Synonyms

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