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grief
I. \ˈgrēf\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English gref, grefe, from Old French grief, gref, adjective, heavy, grave, difficult, troubled, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin grevis, alteration of Latin gravis — more at grieve
1. obsolete
a.
(1) : suffering, pain, distress; also : a cause of these (as a hurt, hardship, or wound)
(2) : a bodily injury : malady, disease
b. : an aggrieved or angered state of mind : offense
c. : grievance 3; also : a document setting forth a grievance
2.
a. : emotional suffering (as caused by bereavement, affliction, remorse, panic, despair)
< his deep grief at his son's death >
< a leaden grief swept over her at thought of the past >
< the grief his loss in me had wrought — Alfred Tennyson >
b. : a cause of such suffering
< such a child is a grief to his parents >
3.
a. : mishap, misadventure, accident, breakage
< the day was marred by dozens of little griefs >
b. : difficulty and vexation especially from mishaps and accidents
< the griefs of a repairman's life >
c. : hard usage : trouble, annoyance
< enough grief for one day >
d. : an unpleasant end or condition : failure, disaster — used chiefly in the phrase come to grief
< the expedition came to grief when the supplies were accidentally lost >
Synonyms: see sorrow
II. noun
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