noun

grief

greef

noun

Deep sorrow, especially caused by loss or bereavement.

"The whole town shared in her grief after the accident."

"He never fully worked through his grief over his father's death."

A source of trouble or annoyance (informal).

"His noisy neighbors gave him nothing but grief."

How to Use Grief

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDeep sadness over a loss, or informally, hassle and trouble someone causes you.

Common pairings

overcome with grief give someone grief grief counseling

griefed past tense, griefs plural, grieves plural, griefs singular

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From Old French grief ("heavy, painful"), from Latin gravis ("heavy") — the same root as "grave" and "gravity."

fief brief thief chief belief relief debrief mischief kerchief disbelief handkerchief