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Gut-wrenching
Gut-wrenching
gut-wrench·ing
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(adjective)
extremely troubling, upsetting, or unpleasant, and causing great emotional and/or mental pain;
e.g. When he heard the gut-wrenching news, he broke down in tears.
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