[greef] 
| 1. | keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret. |
| 2. | a cause or occasion of keen distress or sorrow. |
| 3. | come to grief, to suffer disappointment, misfortune, or other trouble; fail: Their marriage came to grief after only two years. |
| 4. | good grief, (used as an exclamation of dismay, surprise, or relief): Good grief, it's started to rain again! |
grief (grēf)
n.
Deep mental anguish, as that arising from bereavement.
good grief
An exclamation expressing surprise, alarm, dismay, or some other, usually negative emotion. For example, Good grief! You're not going to start all over again, or Good grief! He's dropped the cake. The term is a euphemism for "good God." [Early 1900s]
