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Meaning grief meaning

What does grief mean?

Definitions in simple English

grief Noun

— Grief is great sadness. After she died the grief almost killed me. — If someone gives you grief that person causes problems for you or annoys you.

grief

— noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) — noun something that causes great unhappiness her death was a great grief to John

Synonyms grief synonyms

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grief English » English

sorrow sadness distress pain affliction misery melancholy anguish suffering woe heartache mourning lamentation trouble depression unhappiness heartbreak dejection worry torment regret despondency care pity gloom deep sorrow agony sorrowfulness sad remorse pathos mortification misfortune hardship chagrin brokenheartedness bitterness anger ache wailing wail vexation troubles trial sad thoughts regretfulness ordeal insult dolour dolor

Topics grief topics

What do people use grief to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad

What words refer to the feeling of sadness?

sadness dejection depression despondency dismal feeling gloom gloominess grief heartache self-pity misery pain sorrow unhappiness woe
What words refer to feeling sad because someone died?

grief grieve mourn be in mourning
What words refer to feeling very sad?

agony anguish desolate despair be in despair disconsolate grief stricken heartbroken inconsolable miserable misery suicidal woe
What words refer to something that causes someone to feel sad?

heartbreak heartache discouragement grief downer tragedy bitter pill to swallow woe

Person Life Die

Mourn

What words refer to mourning a death?

grieve be in mourning mourn lament bemoan mourning lamentation grief sorrow

Grammar Part of speech

Interjections

What interjections are in your language?

Wow! Hold on! Good grief!

Examples grief examples

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Simple sentences

Grief has silvered her hair.

He's the only one who understands my grief.

Crying is an expression of grief.

To weep is to make less the depth of grief.

When his wife heard of his violent death, she was beside herself with grief.

His talk distracted her from grief.

He was beside himself with grief.

She was filled with grief at the news of her sister's death.

In her grief, she burst into tears.

Grief drove her mad.

He hid his grief behind a smile.

On the faces of the grief-stricken refugees appeared a faint smile.

I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind. For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids it break.

The grief-stricken family had to wait more than a decade to see their son's killer brought to justice.

What secret grief is troubling you?

The woman's face was marked with grief.

She went nearly mad with grief after the child died.

As time goes on, grief fades away.

Time and thinking tame the strongest grief.

His heart was pierced with grief.

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

War doesn't bring on peace; on the contrary, it brings pains and grief on both sides.

Eat bread, drink water, you shall leave without grief.

Patience is a remedy for every grief.

Movie subtitles

Is this the grief group? Yeah.

Out of grief over his lost nephew Baron von Chanterelle sees his end approaching.

Lock me up if I love anyone more than my life, Johannes, and if she be annihilated for solitude and grief, it would by the world force me to sacrifice my husband's honour.

Hold steadfast in the midst of grief, and join us.

So I buried my grief in the shipping business.

You, taking delight in your grief.

But I say unaffectedly that it would be a grief to me to be forced to take an extreme measure.

I told him you was prostrate with grief.

Oh, Lord, please help Mr. Rhett in this hour of his grief.

Soothe my Grief.

Good grief, man, don't scream at me at the top of your voice.

No use giving them grief.

I object to the questioning of a man who's out of his mind with grief and fear.

If you gave the kid a haircut, it might save him a lot of grief.

Is this the grief group?

They may be a precious and cherished thing to humans, but if one were to erase them completely, then there would be no more grief in the world.

Waves of grief. I get so miserable I can't even speak.

Good grief. Women should leave beasts like that at home.

Let me see. Oh! Good grief.

You remember the grief. I remember the fun.

Good grief.

Promise me to think of your father and do not cause him grief.

The only grief your father ever caused me was bringing her into this house.

Now that you have passed away, I am tormented by the grief I caused you.

Good grief!

Isn't this a moment for grief?

Walter, are you gonna listen? -Good grief!

Don't let grief cloud your reason.

Do not plunge me into grief.

Look upon my sorrow and grief!

What is Man's biggest grief?

You're right, and it causes me enough grief already.

The difference between you and me, Skipper, one of the differences is, you remember the grief.

She's probably upstairs this minute, sobbing out her grief to a friend who doesn't even exist.

I'm sorry about the grief.

News and current affairs

Blinded with grief and rage, the US would exact a terrible revenge.

Home grown trials enabled the local community to work out its grief by participating closely in the process.

According to the story, Descartes was so struck with grief that he created an automaton, a mechanical doll, built to appear identical to his dead daughter.

Even amid Americans' anger and grief at the senselessness of what the Tsarnaev brothers did, we can see them not as faceless embodiments of Islamic rage, but as individuals, as human - even as sad.

Since its inception, the EU has sought to reach beyond past grief and, through cooperation, to build a better future.

Thus, the DSM currently eliminates the recently bereaved from depression diagnosis unless they have certain extreme symptoms suggesting more than intense grief.

Anyone with depressive symptoms for just two weeks after suffering a significant loss would be diagnosed with major depressive disorder, massively pathologizing normal intense grief.

I am convinced that no development of a country, no success or ambitions, can be achieved through human grief and losses.

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