grief

CEFRC1

/ɡɹiːf/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Deep sadness, especially after someone dies.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; a trial.

Examples

  • The family expressed their deep grief after the sudden loss.

  • To weep is to make less the depth of grief.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.

  2. Suffering, hardship.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. 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.

More examples

In context

  • Crying is an expression of grief.

  • She was worn out from so much grief.

  • The neighbour's teenagers give me grief every time they see me.

Synonyms

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After losing his dog, he felt deep blank and could not stop crying.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English greef, gref, from Old French grief (“grave, heavy, grievous, sad”), from Latin gravis (“heavy, grievous, sad”). Doublet of grave.