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Webster 1913 Edition

(-rĕndˊĭng)

Adj.

Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing.

See also: heart-rending

heartrending ‎(comparative more heartrending, superlative most heartrending)

that causes great grief

Maori: tarariki
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hjerteskjærende
Russian: душераздира́ющий (ru) ‎(dušerazdirájuščij), го́рестный (ru) ‎(górestnyj)

that elicits deep sympathy