gut-wrenched: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKAustraliaidiomaticinformal
    • Deeply distressed, emotionally shocked, or painfully affected in a way that feels physically wrenching.

    Examples

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    • The movie's tragic ending left me feeling completely gut-wrenched for days.

      El final trágico de la película me dejó completamente conmovido durante días.

    • Receiving the bad news was a gut-wrenched experience that shook her to the core.

      Recibir la mala noticia fue una experiencia desgarradora que la sacudió profundamente.

    • His gut-wrenched expression showed just how deeply affected he was by the loss.

      Su expresión desgarradora mostraba lo profundamente afectado que estaba por la pérdida.

  • 2.

    Generalmedicalneutral
    • Causing intense nausea or a severe physical sensation of stomach pain.

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    • The spoiled food caused a gut-wrenched reaction, forcing him to lie down for hours.

      La comida en mal estado provocó una reacción de dolor estomacal que lo obligó a acostarse por horas.

    • She felt gut-wrenched after eating something that upset her stomach badly.

      Se sintió con un fuerte dolor abdominal después de comer algo que le cayó mal.

    • The intense stomach cramps were described as gut-wrenched by the emergency room doctor.

      Los fuertes calambres estomacales fueron descritos como desgarradores por el médico de urgencias.

    • Eating too quickly gave him a gut-wrenched feeling that lasted well into the evening.

      Comer demasiado rápido le causó una sensación de dolor abdominal que duró hasta la noche.

Examples:

  • EN: I just feel gut-wrenched for the little lad.
    HI: मैं बस उर घोड़ी झलक के लिए तरसता हूँ ।
  • EN: Everybody is absolutely gut-wrenched about losing a game of rugby.
    TE: ఉక్రేనియన్ క్రీడ నష్టపోతారు వంటి ప్రతి ఒక్కరూ మాట్లాడటం లెట్.

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