grief

GREEF/ɡɹiːf/

Pluralgriefs, grieves

Verbgriefs, griefing, griefed

4 meanings of grief

1
nouncountable or uncountable
Deep sadness that comes from losing someone or something you love.
Like a heavy weight that sits on your heart after you lose someone you love.
Her grief after the funeral lasted for many months.
He could barely speak through his grief when the news arrived.
Similarsadness, sorrow, unhappiness, misery, depression
Oppositejoy, happiness
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2
nouncountable
Something that causes pain or sadness, a hardship you have to bear.
Like a stone in your shoe that keeps hurting with every step.
Losing the family home was a grief she never got over.
Life brought him many griefs, but he stayed hopeful.
Similarsorrow, affliction, hardship, distress, misery
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3
nouncountable or uncountable
Suffering or hard times that a person has to go through.
Like walking uphill in the rain when nothing seems to go right.
The family went through a lot of grief that winter.
He has had nothing but grief since losing his job.
Similarhardship, difficulty, trouble, distress, pain
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4
verbtransitive
To annoy and ruin the game for other players on purpose.
Like a kid who knocks over other children's sandcastles just to upset them.
Some players just want to grief everyone in the match.
He likes to grief new players by blocking the only exit.
Similarharass, pester, torment, bug, trouble
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Origin

From Old French grief meaning 'heavy' or 'sad', which came from Latin gravis meaning 'heavy'.