/ Dictionary / Index H heartrending: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: heart•rend•ing Pronunciation: (härt'ren"ding), [key] — adj. causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: heartrending (Thesaurus) heart point hearts and flowers Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language