grief

G0268600 (grēf)n.1. a. Deep mental anguish, as that arising from bereavement, or an instance of this. See Synonyms at regret.b. A source or cause of deep mental anguish: "That knowledge would be a grief to her" (Tobias Wolff).2. a. Annoyance or frustration, or an instance of this: Trying to follow their directions was nothing but grief.b. Trouble or difficulty, or an instance of this: the griefs of trying to meet a deadline.c. Informal Criticism or rude talk: gave me a lot of grief about being late.3. Archaic A grievance.

[Middle English, from Old French, from grever, to harm, aggrieve; see grieve.]

grief

(ɡriːf) n1. deep or intense sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone2. something that causes keen distress or suffering3. informal trouble or annoyance: people were giving me grief for leaving ten minutes early. 4. come to grief informal to end unsuccessfully or disastrously5. tune someone grief See tune¹⁷[C13: from Anglo-French gref, from grever to grieve¹] ˈgriefless adj

grief

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n. 1. keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret. 2. a cause or occasion of keen distress or sorrow. 3. Informal. trouble; difficulty; annoyance: Don't let his silly remark give you grief. Idioms: 1. come to grief, to suffer misfortune. 2. good grief, (used as an exclamation of dismay, surprise, or relief): Good grief, it's started to rain again! [1175–1225; Middle English gref, grief < Anglo-French gref; see grieve]

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See Also: SADNESS

The eye, like a shattered mirror, multiplies the images of sorrow —Edgar Allen Poe
Grief as constant as a cloud of black flies —James Crumley
Grief deep as life or thought —Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Grief floats off, spreading out thin like oil —Elizabeth Bishop
Grief had flown away like a sparrow —Jean Stafford
Grief holds him like a corset —Anon
Grief is like a mine shaft, narrow and deep —Kenzaburo Oë
Grief is to man as certain as the grave —George Crabbe
Griefless as a rich man’s funeral —Sidney Dobell
Grief … like a mallard with clipped wings circles me summer and winter, settled for life in my lie’s reedy lake —Denise Levertov The simile comes from the closing lines of Levertov’s poem, Visitant.
Grief rolled across the space between us like a wash of salt water —Sue Grafton
Grief sat on his chest like a dragon —Norman Garbo
Griefs … pain me like a lingering disease —John Milton
I felt as if my chest were banded, like a barrel, with iron straps of sorrow —John Hersey
Man sheds his grief as his skin sheds rain —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mourning had lain thick in the room, like dust —Belva Plain
Mourn sore like doves —The Holy Bible/Isaiah
The news of his death [Byron’s] came down upon my heart like a mass of lead —Thomas Carlyle
Our sorrows are like thunder clouds, which seem black in the distance, but grow lighter as they approach —Jean Paul Richter
Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy —Leo Tolstoy
She had borne about with her for years like an arrow sticking in her heart the grief, the anguish —Virginia Woolf
She wore her grief like a string of pearls —Anon
Sorrow as true as bread —E. E. Cummings
Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away —Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, August 28, 1750
Sorrows are like tall angels with star-crowns in their hair —Margery Eldredge Howell
Sorrows blurred around their edges, like a careless woman’s lipstick —Jean Thompson
Sorrows, like rain, makes roses and mud —Austin O’Malley
Sorrow was like the wind. It came in gusts —Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The stains of her grief became her as raindrops to the beaten rose —Edith Wharton
There are peaks of anguish in life which establish themselves as peerless, like sharp ridges above a range —Davis Grubb
Woman’s grief is like a summer storm, short as it is violent —Joanna Bailie
See Also: MEN AND WOMEN
Wore his broken heart like a mourning band —Lael Tucker Wertenbaker

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grief - intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)brokenheartedness, heartache, heartbreaksorrow - an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"dolor, dolour - (poetry) painful grief
	2.	grief - something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John"sorrownegative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences

grief

noun sadness, suffering, pain, regret, distress, misery, agony, mourning, sorrow, woe, anguish, remorse, bereavement, heartache, heartbreak, mournfulness Their grief soon gave way to anger.
sadness delight, comfort, joy, cheer, happiness, consolation, rejoicing, solace, gladnesscome to grief (Informal) fail, founder, break down, come unstuck, miscarry, fall flat on your face, meet with disaster So many marriages have come to grief over lack of money.Quotations
"Grief is a species of idleness" [Dr. Johnson letter to Mrs Thrale]

grief

nounMental anguish or pain caused by loss or despair:heartache, heartbreak, sorrow.

Translations

悲伤悲痛

grief

(griːf) noun great sorrow or unhappiness. She was filled with grief at the news of her sister's death.悲伤ˈgrief-stricken adjective overcome by very great grief. the grief-stricken widow.极为悲痛的come to grief to meet disaster; to fail. The project came to grief. 遭到灾难，失败

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get (a lot of) grief (from someone)

To receive strong criticism, disapproval, or judgment (for something). I got a lot of grief from my parents over my decision to pursue a degree in art rather than law or medicine. I'm going to get grief from my boss for that accounting error I made last week. John stills gets a lot of grief for that time his pants fell down in the middle of class.See also: get, grief, lot

give (one) grief

To criticize or tease someone. Once my brother hears that I hit a parked car, he'll give me grief about it for years to come. I'm pretty sure that Kevin likes Katie, so I keep giving him grief about it.See also: give, grief

come to grief

To fail or otherwise suffer a problem or setback. The project came to grief after we lost our funding.See also: come, grief

good grief

An expression of surprise or frustration. Oh, good grief—my car won't start again.See also: good, grief

come to grief

Fig. to experience something unpleasant or damaging. In the end, he came to grief because he did not follow instructions.See also: come, grief

Good grief!

Inf. an exclamation of surprise, shock, or amazement. Alice: Good grief! I'm late! Mary: That clock's fast. You're probably okay on time. Bill: There are seven newborn kittens under the sofa! Jane: Good grief!See also: good

come to grief

Meet with disaster or failure. For example, The icy runway caused at least one light plane to come to grief. [Mid-1800s] See also: come, grief

good grief

An exclamation expressing surprise, alarm, dismay, or some other, usually negative emotion. For example, Good grief! You're not going to start all over again, or Good grief! He's dropped the cake. The term is a euphemism for "good God." [Early 1900s] See also: good, grief

come to grief

have an accident; meet with disaster. 2000 R. W. Holden Taunton Cider & Langdons The historian…will see no trace of the battlefield where Charles's grandson, the Duke of Monmouth, came to grief. See also: come, grief

give someone grief

be a nuisance to someone. informal 1998 Times One of the passengers who'd been giving the cabin crew grief started yelling, ‘We've had a near miss.’ See also: give, grief, someone

come to ˈgrief

(informal) be destroyed or ruined; have an accident and hurt yourself: His plans came to grief due to poor organization and insufficient financing. ♢ A lot of ships have come to grief along this coast.See also: come, grief

give somebody ˈgrief (about/over something)

(informal) be annoyed with somebody and criticize their behaviour: Stop giving me grief and let me finish this!See also: give, grief, somebody

good ˈgrief!

(informal) used for expressing surprise or disbelief: Good grief! You’re not going out dressed like that, are you?See also: good

come to grief

To meet with disaster; fail.See also: come, grief

come to grief, to

To fail or to falter; to experience a misfortune. A common locution in the early nineteenth century, it rapidly reached cliché status. “We were nearly coming to grief,” wrote Thackeray (The Newcomes, 1854).See also: come

good grief

An expression of surprise, dismay, alarm or other emotion, usually negative. The term, a euphemism for “good God,” dates from the early 1900s. It appeared frequently in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip, Peanuts, where various characters would use it in addressing the hapless hero, “Good Grief! Charlie Brown!”See also: good, grief

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noun sadness

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noun mental anguish or pain caused by loss or despair

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noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

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noun something that causes great unhappiness

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