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noun

Grief n.

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. "The mother was so afflicted at the loss of a fine boy,... that she died for grief of it."

Cause of sorrow or pain; that which afficts or distresses; trial; grievance. "Be factious for redress of all these griefs."

Physical pain, or a cause of it; malady. (R.) "This grief (cancerous ulcers) hastened the end of that famous mathematician, Mr. Harriot."

To come to grief, to meet with calamity, accident, defeat, ruin, etc., causing grief; to turn out badly. (Colloq.)

Synonyms: Affiction; sorrow; distress; sadness; trial; grievance. Grief, Sorrow, Sadness. Sorrow is the generic term; grief is sorrow for some definite cause one which commenced, at least, in the past; sadness is applied to a permanent mood of the mind. Sorrow is transient in many cases; but the grief of a mother for the loss of a favorite child too often turns into habitual sadness. "Grief is sometimes considered as synonymous with sorrow; and in this case we speak of the transports of grief. At other times it expresses more silent, deep, and painful affections, such as are inspired by domestic calamities, particularly by the loss of friends and relatives, or by the distress, either of body or mind, experienced by those whom we love and value." See Affliction.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Grief" Quotes from Famous Books

... thi father torn, So early i' thi youthful morn, An' mun aw pine away forlorn, I' grief an' pain? Fer consolashun I sall scorn If ...

— Revised Edition of Poems • William Wright

... outbursts of anger against any seriously-offending fellow-being always break on some trivial offense, never on one of the real and deep causes of wrath. Margaret, though ignorant of her maid's secret grief and shame, had borne patiently the sins of omission and commission, only a few of which are catalogued above; this, though the maid, absorbed in her woe, had not even apologized for a single one of them. On the seventh day of discomforts and disasters Margaret ...

— The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig • David Graham Phillips

... in a paroxysm of grief, but unable to weep. "It is too late; and it is all your fault. What business had you to go away? You knew what was going to happen. You intended it to happen. You wanted it to happen. You are glad ...

— The Irrational Knot - Being the Second Novel of His Nonage • George Bernard Shaw

... the stage, and continued with her mouth open, all attention to the motions of the actors. It was truly touching to see their different passions painted on her face as in a glass. There appeared in her countenance successively, anxiety, surprise, melancholy, and grief; at length the interest increasing in every scene, tears began to flow, which soon ran in abundance down her little cheeks; then came agitation, sighs, and loud sobs; at last they were obliged to carry her out of the box, lest she should choke herself with crying. ...

— Practical Education, Volume I • Maria Edgeworth

... "Fled Oliver! fled Oliver!" The misfortune broke the heart of James. He went to Edinburgh, did some business, retired for a week to Linlithgow, {89} where his queen was awaiting her delivery, and thence went to Falkland, and died of nothing more specific than shame, grief, and despair. He lived to hear of the birth of his daughter, Mary (December 8, 1542). "It came with a lass and it will go with a lass," he is ...

— A Short History of Scotland • Andrew Lang

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