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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

  1. (countable, uncountable) Suffering, hardship.
    • The neighbour's teenagers give me grief every time they see me.
  2. (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.
  3. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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(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(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)

grief en · VERB

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

  1. (Internet) 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.
    • While ban and his pals stand squarely in this tradition, they also stand for something new: the rise of organized griefing, grounded in online message-board communities and thick with in-jokes, code words, taboos, and an increasingly articulate sense of purpose. No longer just an isolated pathology, griefing has developed a full-fledged culture. 2008 January 18, Julian Dibbell, “Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World”, in Wired:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
greefe alternative, obsolete lexicographic
griefing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
griefe alternative, obsolete lexicographic
griefed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
griefed Tense=Past lexicographic
griefs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

grieve · grievance · grievous

Synonyms

aggrieve · chevy · cag · torment · harrow · trouble · pick at · vex · wring · bedevil · dog · atray · harry · besiege · lacerate · harry · bullyrag · plague · engrieve · grame · bait · rend · plague · afflict · harass · give someone grief · harass · vex · beset · hound · devil · persecute · beleaguer · badger · bug · distress · pester