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noun
Idioms1.
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!
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Griefs
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
grief
early 13c., "hardship, suffering," from O.Fr. grief "wrong, grievance," from grever "afflict, burden, oppress," from L. gravare "to cause grief, make heavy," from gravis "weighty" (see grave (adj.)). Meaning "mental pain, sorrow" is from c.1300.
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Medical Dictionary
grief (grēf)
n.
Deep mental anguish, as that arising from bereavement.
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