Meaning & use
Gutting
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Extremely disappointing or upsetting.
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Losing the final on penalties was gutting for the whole team.
It was gutting to hear the concert had been cancelled at the last minute.
A note on using this word
Chiefly British informal usage; it derives from the verb 'gut,' as if the disappointment had hollowed someone out inside.
Words with a similar meaning
devastatingcrushing
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Words with an opposite meaning
uplifting
Another way to use it
2. noun
The act of removing the internal organs of an animal or fish.
Gutting the fish took only a few minutes once he learned the technique.
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