gut-wrenching



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gut-wrenching

Agonizing; extremely distressing, unpleasant, or emotionally disturbing; having a severe effect on one's feelings. What a gut-wrenching loss for the young athlete, who poured her heart and soul into this match. Kids today are so desensitized that images of violence their grandparents would have found gut-wrenching now barely even register a response.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ascelin-Ancient Germanic
HyunhyunKorean
Clemons['klemənz]
Adlard['æla:d]
Catharinakah-tah-REE-nah (Dutch)Dutch, Swedish
Tania['tæniə]