What does heartgrief mean?
Heartgrief means heartache; sorrow.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
heartache; sorrow.
Although thir drudge, to be thir fool or jeſter, / And in my midſt of ſorrow and heart-grief / To ſhew them feats, and play before thir god, / The worſt of al indignities, yet on me / Joyn'd with extream contempt? [...]
It was a heartgrief to him to give up the young man, for he had reared him from the baptism water, and he had been a faithful servant unto him up to this day.
Use heartgrief when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Heartgrief means heartache; sorrow.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Although thir drudge, to be thir fool or jeſter, / And in my midſt of ſorrow and heart-grief / To ſhew them feats, and play before thir god, / The worſt of al indignities, yet on me / Joyn'd with extream contempt? [...]
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