Misgrieve
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Misgrieve is a verb meaning To injure in a way that creates grief.
Meaning
To injure in a way that creates grief.
More Meanings
- To grieve improperly.
Example Sentences
Yet in a wondrous variety of ways it is possible for a griever to misgrieve.
Soul of Condorcet! — tell me that misgrieves My spirit, if unto thy thought profound Hope scintillates;
Screaming, pain filled, and yearning for more peace yet none comes. All swept away, little pieces scattered to the water. I am perplexed here trapped between the lost and misgrieved.
I respectfully state that if we defer till tomorrow it will create unnecessary misgrieving. We should be generous in giving safeguards and providing as much independence to the Judiciary as we can.
Word Forms
- misgrieves
- misgrieving
- misgrieved
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include injure, injury, misdo, mischieve, misbid, misgrind.
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