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grief

UK/ɡɹiːf/ US/ˈɡrif/ common

noun

1.
2.

something that causes great unhappiness

  • “her death was a great grief to John”
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Origin

From Middle English greef, gref, from Old French grief (“grave, heavy, grievous, sad”), from Latin gravis (“heavy, grievous, sad”). Doublet of grave.

Phrases

  • climate grief
  • come to grief
  • ecological grief
  • give someone grief
  • good grief
  • grief counselor
  • grief knot
  • grief tech

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