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Heartrending vs Heartwrenching - What's the difference?

heartrending | heartwrenching |

As adjectives the difference between heartrending and heartwrenching

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

heartrending

English

Alternative forms

* heart-rending

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That causes great grief, anguish or distress
  • That elicits deep sympathy

    • 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