Heartbreaking
Heartbreaking adjective - Causing unhappiness.
Usage example: a heartbreaking story of a family torn asunder by war
Satisfying is an antonym for heartbreaking.
Satisfying
Satisfying adjective - Giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses.
Usage example: a satisfying and relaxing bubble bath after a long day
Heartbreaking is an antonym for satisfying.
Both words in one sentence
- It's funny, terrifying, heartbreaking and satisfying.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Deadpool - It's all the more satisfying (though heartbreaking) given his actions in "Dalek".
Source: Shoot The Dog / Live-Action TV - The Wire, which otherwise made a point of giving every major character it killed off a satisfying (if heartbreaking) death, killed Omar when a ten-year-old kid shot him in the head from behind in a random and anticlimactic scene.
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