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Grief

/ɡrˈif/
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(noun) Suffering, hardship.

Crying is an expression of grief.
To weep is to make less the depth of grief.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The entire community shared in the family's deep ____ after the tragic loss of their youngest child.

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