Definitions for heartbreaking
ˈhɑrtˌbreɪ kɪŋheart·break·ing

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1. grievous, heartbreaking, heartrendingadjective

   causing or marked by grief or anguish

   "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"

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1. heartbreakingnoun

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

2. heartbreakingadjective

   That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

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1. heartbreaking

   A broken heart (also known as heartbreak or heartache) is a metaphor for the intense emotional stress or pain one feels at experiencing great and deep longing. The concept is cross-cultural, often cited with reference to unreciprocated or lost love.Failed romantic love can be extremely painful; people with a broken heart may succumb to depression, anxiety and, in more extreme cases, post-traumatic stress disorder.

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1. heartbreaking

   Heartbreaking refers to causing intense sorrow, grief, or distress, often used to describe situations, events, or experiences that deeply upset or cause emotional pain. It can also refer to any circumstance that leads to great disappointment or emotional wounds.

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1. Heartbreakingadjective

   causing overpowering sorrow

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of heartbreaking in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of heartbreaking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of heartbreaking in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Gheller:

   Coming from code, it’s just unfortunate.These are hard, hard problems.It isn’t easy to programmatically figure out if a picture has a ton of Likes because it’s hilarious, astounding, or heartbreaking. [The Year in Review feature is] awesome for a lot of people, but clearly in this case we brought him grief rather than joy.

2. Lee Gelernt:

   What we have seen on the phone calls, but especially when I was there this week, is that the parents feel it is too dangerous for the child to come back, i mean, we've had some very difficult conversations with the parent... where the parent is saying as much as they ultimately want to be with the child, as heartbreaking as it is, that they feel like it's too dangerous for the child to come back.

3. The Laundrie family lawyer:

   The news about Gabby Petito is heartbreaking.The Laundrie family prays for Gabby and her family.

4. Katy Hansen:

   It's heartbreaking enough when someone has to surrender an animal but when you see an animal brought in who is lost and scared and you know they're not ever going to go home it's really hard.

5. Kathleen Buhle:

   Not at all, kathleen Buhle was struggling under a massive drug addiction and that's heartbreaking and painful.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=heartbreaking
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Heartbreaking
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbreaking
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaking
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=heartbreaking