Grief

Quick meaning: Grief is a noun meaning Suffering, hardship.

Meaning

Suffering, hardship.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; a trial.
2. Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
3. (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, and especially by exploiting game mechanics without using cheats to do so, often through acts of destruction or vandalism.

Example Sentences

The betrayal caused Jeff grief.

She was worn out from so much grief.

Surely, he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.

The neighbour's teenagers give me grief every time they see me.

Word Forms

• griefs
• grieves
• griefe
• griefing
• griefed

Synonyms for grief

Depending on context, synonyms include difficulty, trouble, anguish, rend, distress, hardship.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness, sorrow, angst, bereavement.

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