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desgarrador

heartbreaking

adjective dehs-gah-rrrah-DOHR Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Usage Note

Desgarrador derives from desgarrar ('to tear apart') and means something emotionally shattering — a scene, a cry, a story. It agrees in gender (desgarradora) and number. The double 'rr' in the middle is essential to the spelling; the initial des- prefix adds the sense of destruction. It is stronger than triste (sad) and implies a visceral, tearing quality of grief.

Examples

"El llanto del niño fue desgarrador."

Natural Translation

The child's crying was heartbreaking.

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