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   grief

   /ɡriːf/

   noun

   • 1. intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death: "she was overcome with grief" Similar sorrowmiserysadnessanguishpaindistressagonytormentafflictionsufferingheartacheheartbreakbroken-heartednessheaviness of heartwoedesolationdespondencydejectiondespairangstmortificationmourningmournfulnessbereavementlamentationlamentremorseregretpininginformal:bluesliterary:dolourdoleOpposite joy
   • ▪ an instance or cause of intense sorrow: "time heals griefs and quarrels"
   • 2. trouble or annoyance: informal "we were too tired to cause any grief" Similar troubleannoyancebotherirritationvexationharassmentnuisanceinformal:aggravationaggrohassleheadache

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French grief, from grever ‘to burden’ (see grieve1).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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