wrench
noun [S] (UNHAPPY FEELING) /rentʃ/Definition
› a feeling of unhappiness when you have to leave a person or place that you love: She found leaving home a real wrench.Sadness and regret
(Definition of wrench noun (UNHAPPY FEELING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (that) Monday morning feeling idiom
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter adjective (ANGRY)
- bring a lump to your throat idiom
- compunction noun
- grief noun
- guilt noun (FEELING)
- guilt trip noun
- guilt-trip verb
- heartache noun
- heartbreak noun
- mourning noun
- regret noun
- self-pity noun
- sick to your stomach idiom
- slough noun (SADNESS)
- sorrow noun
- sting noun (HURT)
- turn the clock back idiom
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Sadness and regret
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