Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Suffering, hardship.
The neighbour's teenagers give me grief every time they see me.
(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.
The betrayal caused Jeff grief.
(countable)A cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; a trial.
Kummer, Gram, Leid
го́реgóre, печа́льpečálʹ, скорбьskorbʹ
го́реhóre, жальžalʹ, печа́льpečálʹ
- something that causes great unhappiness
- intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
Examples
144 sentencesThe girl was overcome with grief.
Tom never gave me any grief.
Tom was grief-stricken.
Our grief was overwhelming.
Everybody deals with grief differently.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English greef, gref, from Old French grief (“grave, heavy, grievous, sad”), frFrom Middle English greef, gref, from Old French grief (“grave, heavy, grievous, sad”), from Latin gravis (“heavy, grievous, sad”). Doublet of grave.
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Forms
plural: griefs / grievesSynonyms
52 synonyms- something that causes great unhappiness:sorrow
- intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death):heartacheheartbreakbrokenheartedness
Word family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable