grief /grēf/ noun- Sorrow
- Distress
- Great mourning
- Affliction
- A cause of sorrow
- Trouble, bother (slang)
- Bodily pain (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: OFr, from L gravis heavy griefˈful adjective Full of grief griefˈless adjective griefˈ-shot adjective (Shakespeare) Pierced with grief griefˈ-stricken adjective Crushed with sorrow come to grief - To meet with serious setback, disaster or mishap
- To end in failure
good grief! An interjection indicating surprise or dismay |