Grief Definition

grēf
noun
Intense emotional suffering caused by loss, disaster, misfortune, etc.; acute sorrow; deep sadness.
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A cause or the subject of such suffering.
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Irritation or frustration, esp. from accidents, mishaps, etc.
The griefs of a computer operator.
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Trouble; difficulty.
Enough grief for one day.
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A cause of any of these.
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verb

(online gaming) To deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to do this as one’s primary activity in the game. [from late 20th Century]

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Noun

Singular:
grief
Plural:
griefs

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Origin of Grief

  • From Middle English greef, gref, from Old French grief (“grave, heavy, grievous, sad”), from Latin gravis (“heavy, grievous, sad.”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from grever to harm, aggrieve grieve

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Grief Sentence Examples

  • To the grief of his mother he left the Roman church.

  • She exhibited great grief at his death.

  • The grief was so strong that it became a nauseating pain.

  • Grief made people say cruel things, sometimes.

  • Grief had overwhelmed her so completely, it was like a bad dream she could not shake off.

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Words Starting With

GGRGRI

Words Ending With

FEFIEF

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Words Starting With G and Ending With F

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With G5 Letter Words Ending With F
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