Associations to the word «Grief»
Noun
- Sorrow
- Remorse
- Anguish
- Affliction
- Sadness
- Despair
- Woe
- Wail
- Weep
- Sob
- Counseling
- Solace
- Sobbing
- Joy
- Consolation
- Guilt
- Indignation
- Rage
- Bitterness
- Lament
- Anger
- Tear
- Agony
- Shame
- Pang
- Loneliness
- Outburst
- Calamity
- Misery
- Dying
- Pathos
- Desolation
- Coping
- Pity
- Suffering
- Misfortune
- Anxiety
- Disappointment
- Countenance
- Tiding
- Compassion
- Emotion
- Tenderness
- Resentment
- Repentance
- Consternation
- Reproach
- Hospice
- Regret
- Vent
- Humiliation
- Weariness
- Funeral
- Sympathy
- Crying
Adjective
Wiktionary
GRIEF, noun. Suffering, hardship. [from early 13th c.]
GRIEF, noun. Pain of mind arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]
GRIEF, noun. (countable) Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial.
GRIEF, verb. (online gaming) 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. [from late 20th Century]
GRIEF TOURIST, noun. One who journeys to areas where tragedies have occurred for that reason
Dictionary definition
GRIEF, noun. Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death).
GRIEF, noun. Something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John".
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.