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
Cheretteshə-RETEnglish (Rare)
Philippos-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
PosyPO-zeeEnglish
Philippinafee-lee-PEE-nahGerman (Rare)
Yasha-Russian
DarrenDER-ən, DAR-ənEnglish