grief en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English greef, gref, from Old French grief (“grave, heavy, grievous, sad”), from Latin gravis (“heavy, grievous, sad”). Doublet of grave.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Suffering, hardship.
The neighbour's teenagers give me grief every time they see me.
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(countable, uncountable) Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
She was worn out from so much grief.
And ſure, although it was invented to eaſe his mynde of griefe, there be a number of caveats therein to forewarne other young gentlemen to foreſtand with good government their folowing yl fortunes; […]
1576, George Whetstone, “The Ortchard of Repentance: […]”, in The Rocke of Regard, […], London: […] [H. Middleton] for Robert Waley, →OCLC; republished in J[ohn] P[ayne] Collier, editor, The Rocke of Regard, […] (Illustrations of Early English Poetry; vol. 2, no. 2), London: Privately printed, [1867?], →OCLC, page 291:The betrayal caused Jeff grief.
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(countable) A cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; a trial.
Surely, he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 53:4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grieves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| greefe | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| griefe | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| griefs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
come to grief · grief tech · griefful · heartgrief · eco-grief · griefless · grief-struck · griefsome · climate grief · grieflike · grief technology · ungrief · good grief · ecological grief · grief knot · grief tourist · griefy · give someone grief · grief counselor · grief-stricken · griefwork · spleef
Synonyms
forlornness · woefare · undelight · distress · misery · difficulty · heartsore · affliction · depression · ruth · grievance · regret · mishappiness · pain · misery · smart · torture · sorrow · dolefulness · grief · dejection · sorrow · infelicity · vexation · distress · drearihead · grief · rue · aggrievance · mourn · rend · hardship · dejection · anguish · prosternation · woe · hardship · wrong · hardship · misery · downheartedness · sadness · distress · melancholia · grief · tristfulness · sorrow · ruth · wretchedness · sadness · difficulty · melancholy · despondency · trouble · crestfallenness · torment · tristesse · undelight · trouble · mirthless · blues · unhappiness · blueness · sorrowfulness · woe · ill-being
Translations (232)
hy սուգ (sadness) · nl rouw (sadness) · be туга́ (sadness) · cmn 悲哀 (sadness) · pt pesar (sadness) · ru печа́ль (sadness) · ar غَمّ (sadness) · ms duka (sadness) · sl žalost (sadness) · tsd ντέρκι (sadness) · ps خپګان (sadness) · he אֵבֶל (sadness) · hi शोक (sadness) · mh būrom̧ōj (sadness) · ug غەم (sadness) · mi auhi (sadness) · uk ту́га (sadness) · km អនុសោក (sadness) · gd mulad (sadness) · mi pāmamae (sadness) · el πόνος (sadness) · ug قايغۇ (sadness) · sh ту́га (sadness) · ro mâhnire (sadness) · ur غَم (sadness) · az hüzn (sadness) · hi मातम (sadness) · mk тага (sadness) · gd dòlas (sadness) · tr yas (sadness) · be жаль (sadness) · sh бе́да (sadness) · tg ғам (sadness) · cmn 感傷 /感伤 (sadness) · es pesadumbre (sadness) · hu szomorúság (sadness) · lv skumjas (sadness) · la aegritudo (sadness) · ru туга́ (sadness) · cy gofid (sadness) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰 (sadness) · orv туга (sadness) · hi ग़म (sadness) · ar كَآبَة (sadness) · uk жаль (sadness) · az ələm (sadness) · bn গোসা (sadness) · ga dobrón (sadness) · ms dukachita (sadness) · io chagreno (sadness) · sg vundü (sadness) · hi दुःख (sadness) · km សំណោក (sadness) · fa غم (sadness) · ovd sorg (sadness) · it sofferenza (sadness) · pl smutek (sadness) · uk журба́ (sadness) · kmr kovan (sadness) · hu búbánat (sadness) · kmr xem (sadness) · alt кайгы (sadness) · fr douleur (sadness) · it dolore (sadness) · la dolor (sadness) · zza qaxu (sadness) · es guerra (sadness) · cs smutek (sadness) · mi pāpōuri (sadness) · egy i-a:n-nw-W-A2 (sadness) · el συντριβή (sadness) · gd èislean (sadness) · ug دەرد (sadness) · mn гаслан (sadness) · lo ຄວາມໂສກເສົ້າ (sadness) · es duelo (sadness) · es calamidad (sadness) · da sorg (sadness) · uk журбо́та (sadness) · ps غم (sadness) · ca pena (sadness) · sv sorg (sadness) · es dolor (sadness) · cu тѫга (sadness) · sh bijéda (sadness) · kmr keser (sadness) · sw ghamu (sadness) · es problemas (sadness) · mn зовлон (sadness) · fr peine (sadness) · ba ҡайғы (sadness) · pl żal (sadness) · sh túga (sadness) · ro tristețe (sadness) · uk скорбо́та (sadness) · tr keder (sadness) · pt dor (sadness) · ru скорбь (sadness) · th ความเศร้า (sadness) · bua гуниг (sadness) · lt sielvartas (sadness) · grc λύπη (sadness) · es pena (sadness) · es desolación (sadness) · tk hasrat (sadness) · oc pena (sadness) · km ពិធុរ (sadness) · lv sirdēsti (sadness) · sk žiaľ (sadness) · gl dor (sadness) · sv bedrövelse (sadness) · cs žal (sadness) · hu bú (sadness) · bg мъ́ка (sadness) · de Kummer (sadness) · uk сму́ток (sadness) · hu gyász (sadness) · izh suru (sadness) · es pesar (sadness) · be сму́так (sadness) · vi buồn rầu (sadness) · cu гор҄е (sadness) · mn гашуудал (sadness) · mk жал (sadness) · it pena (sadness) · gd doilgheas (sadness) · id pilu (sadness) · az kədər (sadness) · cmn 悲苦 (sadness) · nl leedwezen (sadness) · gl coita (sadness) · az qəm-qüssə (sadness) · tg суг (sadness) · es sufrimiento (sadness) · bg тъга́ (sadness) · sk smútok (sadness) · gd bròn (sadness) · ja 悲しみ (sadness) · uk печа́ль (sadness) · ru кручи́на (sadness) · ja 悲哀 (sadness) · ar كَدَر (sadness) · gl pesar (sadness) · hy վիշտ (sadness) · la tristitudo (sadness) · ko 슬픔 (sadness) · ms sugul (sadness) · ang caru (sadness) · my ပရိဒေဝ (sadness) · es sinsabor (sadness) · ar حُزْن (sadness) · bg скръб (sadness) · kk күйік (sadness) · izh hallia (sadness) · uk го́ре (sadness) · sh бије́да (sadness) · ug ھەسرەت (sadness) · lt širdgėla (sadness) · bn দুঃখ (sadness) · fa سوگ (sadness) · sq mjerim (sadness) · gl dó (sadness) · ar أَسَى (sadness) · de Gram (sadness) · az qəm (sadness) · uk жа́лощі (sadness) · oc dolor (sadness) · vi buồn (sadness) · ko 비애 (sadness) · az dərd (sadness) · fi murhe (sadness) · ps خفګان (sadness) · my အဆွေး (sadness) · lv bēdas (sadness) · ga cumha (sadness) · lb Trauer (sadness) · sa दुःख (sadness) · mi rāwakiwaki (sadness) · ga brón (sadness) · be журба́ (sadness) · pl zmartwienie (sadness) · be журбо́та (sadness) · mn уй (sadness) · be ту́га (sadness) · zza ğem (diq) (sadness) · ka წუხილი (sadness) · ru го́ре (sadness) · be го́ра (sadness) · uz hasrat (sadness) · ki kĩeha (sadness) · bn নারাজী (sadness) · el οδύνη (sadness) · ms hiba (sadness) · fi suru (sadness) · qu phutiy (sadness) · hu bánat (sadness) · el θλίψη (sadness) · ms ratapan (sadness) · cy galar (sadness) · gl pena (sadness) · nl verdriet (sadness) · kmr derd (sadness) · tr hüzün (sadness) · mn гансрал (sadness) · kk қайғы (sadness) · mn гуниг (sadness) · gl mágoa (sadness) · nl smart (sadness) · pt mágoa (sadness) · is sorg (sadness) · nb sorg (sadness) · zza keder (diq) (sadness) · et lein (sadness) · sh béda (sadness) · de Leid (sadness) · ky кайгы (sadness) · ro întristare (sadness) · az qüssə (sadness) · ckb خەفەت (sadness) · uz dogʻ (sadness) · uz dard (sadness) · uz qaygʻu (sadness) · ca dolor (sadness) · tt кайгы (sadness) · izh murhe (sadness) · sq pikëllim (sadness) · bn দেরেগ (sadness) · ee konyifafa (sadness) · uz gʻam (sadness) · orv печаль (sadness) · eo ĉagreno (sadness) · bg печа́л (sadness)