grief synonyms

grief

n.

  1. Mental distress

    sorrow, sadness, regret, melancholy, vexation, mourning, misery, trouble, anguish, bereavement, painful regret, distress over loss, depression, despondency, pain, worry, harassment, anxiety, woe, heartache, repining, lamentation, dole, dolor, malaise, disquiet, discomfort, smart, mortification, affliction, gloom, unhappiness, wretchedness, infelicity, desolation, despair, agony, torture, purgatory.

    Antonyms happiness*, exhilaration*, pleasure. *

  2. The cause of distress

    affliction, tribulation, vexation; see difficulty 2.

come to grief

be ruined, be unsuccessful, be harmed, have trouble, suffer; see also fail 1.

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