hjärtskärande

Swedish

Etymology

hjärta (“heart”) +‎ skärande (“cutting”)

Adjective

hjärtskärande (comparative mer hjärtskärande, superlative mest hjärtskärande)

heart-wrenching, heartbreaking (that elicits deep sympathy or causes great grief)
en hjärtskärande intervju
a heart-wrenching interview

ett hjärtskärande skrik
a heart-wrenching scream

Further reading

hjärtskärande in Svensk ordbok.
hjärtskärande in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

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