Heartbreaking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

causing or marked by grief or anguish

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹtbɹeɪkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɑːtbɹeɪkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɑːtbɹeɪkɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹtbɹeɪkɪŋ/.

Examples

a grievous loss
a grievous cry
her sigh was heartbreaking

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heartrending grievous

Parts of Speech

adjective

causing or marked by grief or anguish

“a grievous loss”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

herzzerreißend

Kummer oder Angst verursachen oder von ihr geprägt sein

🇫🇷French

déchirant

causant ou marqué par du chagrin ou de l'angoisse

🇪🇸Spanish

angustioso

causando o marcado por pena o angustia

🇮🇹Italian

straziante

causando o segnando dolore o angoscia

🇳🇱Dutch

hartverscheurend

veroorzaakt of gekenmerkt door verdriet of angst

🇵🇹Portuguese

comovente

causando ou marcado por tristeza ou angústia

🇷🇺Russian

душераздирающий

вызывающий или отмеченный горем или тоской

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोकाकुल

दुःख या पीड़ा उत्पन्न करने वाला या चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

হৃদয়বিদারক

দুঃখ বা যন্ত্রণার কারণ বা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

இதயத்தை உடைக்கும்

துக்கம் அல்லது வேதனையை ஏற்படுத்துதல் அல்லது குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

హృదయవిదారకమైన

శోకం లేదా వేదన కలిగించడం లేదా గుర్తించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

हृदयद्रावक

दु: ख किंवा वेदना कारणीभूत किंवा चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

હૃદયદ્રાવક

દુઃખ અથવા વેદનાનું કારણ અથવા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೃದಯವಿದ್ರಾವಕ

ದುಃಖ ಅಥವಾ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൃദയഭേദകമായ

ദുഃഖമോ വേദനയോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നതോ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿਲ ਦਹਿਲਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਸੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

دل دہلا دینے والا

غم یا پریشانی کا باعث یا نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

心碎

引起或以悲伤或痛苦为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

悲痛な

悲しみや苦しみを引き起こす、またはそれを特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

가슴 아픈

슬픔이나 고뇌를 유발하거나 표시함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đau lòng

gây ra hoặc đánh dấu bởi sự đau buồn hoặc thống khổ

🇹🇭Thai

อกหัก

ทำให้เกิดหรือทำเครื่องหมายด้วยความโศกเศร้าหรือความปวดร้าว

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyayat hati

menyebabkan atau ditandai dengan kesedihan atau penderitaan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakadurog ng puso

nagdudulot o minarkahan ng kalungkutan o dalamhati

🇲🇾Malay

menyayat hati

menyebabkan atau ditandai dengan kesedihan atau penderitaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفجع

تسبب أو تتميز بالحزن أو الكرب

🇮🇷Persian

دلخراش

باعث ایجاد یا مشخص شدن غم یا اندوه می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yürek parçalayıcı

keder veya ıstıraba neden olan veya bunlarla işaretlenen

🇮🇱Hebrew

קורע לב

גורם או מסומן על ידי אבל או ייסורים

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