grief

grief
noun
ADJECTIVE
deep, great, inconsolable, intense, overwhelming, real
personal, private

I felt awkward at intruding on their private grief.

public
unresolved (esp. AmE)
VERB + GRIEF
be consumed by, be consumed with, be overcome by, be overcome with, be stricken with, experience, feel

Her parents were stricken with grief.

express, show
cause
die from, die of
come to terms with, cope with, deal with, overcome

They are still struggling to come to terms with their grief.

understand

She understood my grief because she too had lost a child.

share

He feels that he can't share his grief with anyone.

GRIEF + NOUN
counselling/counseling, counsellor/counselor (both esp. AmE)
process (esp. AmE), reaction
PREPOSITION
grief at

Children can feel real grief at the loss of a pet.

grief for

her grief for her dead husband

grief over

grief over the loss of a friend's life

PHRASES
a feeling of grief, a sense of grief

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  • grief — grief …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • grief — [ grijɛf ] n. m. • 1269; de grever 1 ♦ Vx Dommage que l on subit. Mod. Dr. Griefs d appel : ce en quoi le demandeur se trouve lésé par un jugement dont il appelle. 2 ♦ (Plur. ou loc.) Sujet, motif de plainte (généralement contre une personne). ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Grief — (gr[=e]f), n. [OE. grief, gref, OF. grief, gref, F. grief, L. gravis heavy; akin to Gr. bary s, Skr. guru, Goth. ka[ u]rus. Cf. {Barometer}, {Grave}, a., {Grieve}, {Gooroo.}] 1. Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grief — grief, ève 1. (gri èf, è v . Prononcez grié, dit au XVIe siècle PALSGRAVE, p. 62) adj. 1°   Qui pèse sur la personne comme un poids qui l accable. •   Il défendit sous de grièves peines d appeler Catherine reine d Angleterre, MAUCROIX Schisme, l …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • grief — [gri:f] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: gref, from Latin gravis; GRAVE1] 1.) [U] extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died grief over/at ▪ The grief she felt over Helen s death was almost unbearable. with grief ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Grief — Жанры Сладж, Дум метал Годы 1991 2001, 2005 2006, 2008 2009 …   Википедия

  • grief — [ grif ] noun uncount ** a strong feeling of sadness, usually because someone has died: An extraordinary outpouring of grief followed the death of the princess. grief at/over: the family s grief at the loss of their child come to grief 1. ) to be …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grief — grief·ful; grief·less; grief; grief·ful·ly; grief·less·ness; …   English syllables

  • grief — ► NOUN 1) intense sorrow, especially caused by someone s death. 2) informal trouble or annoyance. ● come to grief Cf. ↑come to grief ● good grief! Cf. ↑good grief! …   English terms dictionary

  • grief — [grēf] n. [ME gref < OFr, sorrow, grief < grever: see GRIEVE] 1. intense emotional suffering caused by loss, disaster, misfortune, etc.; acute sorrow; deep sadness 2. a cause or the subject of such suffering 3. Informal a) irritation or… …   English World dictionary

  • grief — early 13c., hardship, suffering, pain, bodily affliction, from O.Fr. grief wrong, grievance, injustice, misfortune, calamity (13c.), from grever afflict, burden, oppress, from L. gravare to cause grief, make heavy, from gravis weighty (see GRAVE… …   Etymology dictionary

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