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grief

/ɡrēf/

noun
- 1. deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death: "she was overcome with grief" Similar sorrowmiserysadnessanguishpaindistressagonytormentafflictionsufferingheartacheheartbreakbroken-heartednessheaviness of heartwoedesolationdespondencydejectiondespairangstmortificationmourningmournfulnessbereavementlamentationlamentremorseregretpininginformal:bluesliterary:dolordoleOpposite joy
- ▪ trouble or annoyance: "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).
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Grief
Reaction to loss of someone or something close or important
Grief is the response to the loss of something deemed important, particularly to the loss of someone or some living thing that has died, to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, grief also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, cultural, spiritual and philosophical dimensions. While the terms are often used interchangeably, b... Wikipedia
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