What does grief mean?
Definitions for grief
grifgrief
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word grief.
Princeton's WordNet
grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartednessnoun
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
grief, sorrownoun
something that causes great unhappiness
"her death was a great grief to John"
Wiktionary
griefnoun
Suffering, hardship.
griefnoun
Pain of mind arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
griefnoun
Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial.
Surely, he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. -Isaiah 53:4
griefverb
To deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to do this as one's primary activity in the game.
Webster Dictionary
Griefadjective
pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of one's self or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness
Griefadjective
cause of sorrow or pain; that which afficts or distresses; trial; grievance
Griefadjective
physical pain, or a cause of it; malady
Freebase
Grief
Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something to which a bond was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, and philosophical dimensions. While the terms are often used interchangeably, bereavement refers to the state of loss, and grief is the reaction to loss. Grief is a natural response to loss. It is the emotional suffering one feels when something or someone the individual loves is taken away. Grief is also a reaction to any loss. The grief associated with death is familiar to most people, but individuals grieve in connection with a variety of losses throughout their lives, such as unemployment, ill health or the end of a relationship. Loss can be categorised as either physical or abstract, the physical loss being related to something that the individual can touch or measure, such as losing a spouse through death, while other types of loss are abstract, and relate to aspects of a person’s social interactions.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Grief
grēf, n. heaviness of heart: sorrow: regret: mourning: cause of sorrow: affliction: (B.) bodily as well as mental pain.—adjs. Grief′ful (Spens.), full of grief; Grief′less, sorrowless; Grief′shot (Shak.), pierced with grief. [Fr.,—L. gravis, heavy.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
grief
1. The telescope of the emotions that unfolds to your eye the meaning of all worlds. 2. The overtones in all joy. 3. The pleasure that lasts the longest. 4. The tears of Memory. 5. The vice of weakness and the virtue of strength.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Grief
Normal, appropriate sorrowful response to an immediate cause. It is self-limiting and gradually subsides within a reasonable time.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grief in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grief in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of grief in a Sentence
I don't know when our family will be able to come out of this grief.
Christina Morris family said in a statement released ona Facebook page dedicated to helping to find Christina Morris. Christina Morris was last seen on Aug. 30, 2014. ( Facebook) WOMAN, 2 MEN DEAD IN ILLINOIS HAD BEEN REPORTED MISSING Investigators with the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, Anna Police Department and Plano Police Department are expected to return to the scene Thursday to continue collecting evidence, according to FOX 4. Lt. Nick Bristow with Collin County Sheriff Office said the remains were transferred to the Collin County Medical Examiner's Office for a positive identification. Human remains found Wednesday in Anna, Texas may be from Christina Morris, who was reported missing in August 2014. ( FOX4) Lekita McMillan who lives in the area where the remains were discovered, told FOX 4 on Wednesday Christina Morris felt heartbroken. I feel their grief.
The very tools that we need to use to get control, to make sure that buildings aren't burned and the rule of law collapses are those very institutional tools that have led to that grief and pain. I understand clearly there is no trust in many of our communities. And the differentiation between the Minneapolis police department that we witness losing trust of those that are there to serve is very difficult for people to make for those standing up here with me. I understand that.
Naming the loss is actually an important part of mourning, it also normalizes your loss and your grief. So, kids see that every single person has had somebody who died. And that's incredibly powerful.
'T is better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perked up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow.
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- حزنArabic
- বেদনা, দুঃখBengali
- žalCzech
- KummerGerman
- konyifafaEwe
- θλίψη, οδύνη, συντριβή, πόνοςGreek
- dolor, calamidad, pena, pesar, sufrimientoSpanish
- leinEstonian
- غمPersian
- murhe, suruFinnish
- chagrin, peine, douleurFrench
- doilgheas, bròn, dòlas, mulad, èisleanScottish Gaelic
- मातम, ग़म, दूःख, शोकHindi
- bánat, gyászHungarian
- սուգArmenian
- chagrenoIdo
- 悲哀, 悲しみJapanese
- წუხილიGeorgian
- 고통Korean
- داخKurdish
- dolorLatin
- pāmamaeMāori
- harteleedDutch
- sorgNorwegian
- żal, smutek, zmartwieniePolish
- pesarPortuguese
- întristare, mâhnire, tristețeRomanian
- печаль, горе, скорбьRussian
- žiaľSlovak
- bedrövelse, sorgSwedish
- ความเศร้าโศกThai
- гореUkrainian
- غمUrdu
- 悲Chinese
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