noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
deep grief; anguish; heartbreak
A strong, often formal or news-style word for painful sorrow. Common in phrases such as 悲痛な表情, 悲痛な叫び, and 悲痛な思い.
She spoke about the accident with an anguished expression.
The bereaved family's anguished cries echoed through the courtroom.
He saw his friend off with a heartbroken feeling.
She listened to the news with an anguished expression on her face.
The bereaved family still carries feelings of deep grief.
He kept working while enduring his deep grief.
喜び means joy or happiness, the emotional opposite of the deep grief expressed by 悲痛.
苦痛 shares the kanji 痛 with 悲痛 but refers to pain or suffering in general (physical or mental), while 悲痛 is specifically sorrowful anguish.
A Sino-Japanese compound written with 悲, meaning sorrow or grief, and 痛, meaning pain. The spelling transparently expresses painful sorrow or anguish.
The mother let out an anguished cry, calling her child's name.