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Meaning of Heartbreaking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية مفجع
Deutsch herzzerreißend
Español desgarrador desolador devastador
Français déchirant navrant
Gaeilge coscrach
മലയാളം ഹൃദയഭേദകമായ
Português de partir o coração
Русский душераздирающий
Українська нестя́мний розпа́чливий
Tiếng Việt đầu lòng

Examples

“One could argue that Eliot's "great heartbreakings" were the overt physical signs of the inner psychological transformations achieved through brainwashing, cultural attack, and epidemic mortality.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Heartbreakingly heartbreakingness heartbrokenness Heartburn Heartburning heartcare

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