noun
Literary and emotionally intense; most often encountered in the phrase 断腸の思い (heart-wrenching feeling). Rarely used as a standalone noun in everyday speech.
See also: 断腸の思い
彼は断腸の思いで故郷を離れた。
He left his hometown with a heart-wrenching feeling.
その知らせを聞
Hearing the news, I felt heartbroken.