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What does gut-wrenching mean?

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Adjective
  1. sickening
  2. difficult to tolerate
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In his moment of gut-wrenching disappointment, Taylor said all the right things in congratulating the winning candidates.
Her quivering sobs are more the stuff of movies than of daily serials which offer more intrigue than gut-wrenching emotion.
It is gut-wrenching stuff, with raspy vocals that constantly upset the balance between inner-strength and genuine heartbreak.
It is a gut-wrenching cry that can apparently signify great joy or extreme pain.
So both examples are powerful, but the second one puts a face on the problem in a way that is gut-wrenching and elicits an emotional reaction.
It is perhaps a bit strange that this week, after losing by a bigger margin, the disappointment is not quite so gut-wrenching.

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