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Heartwrenching vs Heartbreaking - What's the difference?

heartwrenching | heartbreaking |

As adjectives the difference between heartwrenching and heartbreaking

is that heartwrenching is having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress while heartbreaking is that causes great grief, anguish or distress.

As a noun heartbreaking is

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

heartwrenching

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 23, author=, title=In a Tough City, Almost an Adult; An Active Approach to Psychic Change (4 Letters), work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The interview with Sarah Mohess was both heartwrenching and inspiring. }}

    Derived terms

    * heartwrenchingly

    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