grief
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[edit] English
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From Middle English greef, gref, from Old French grief (“grave, heavy, grievous, sad”), from Latin gravis (“heavy, grievous, sad.”)
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grief (countable and uncountable; plural griefs)
- Suffering, hardship. [from early 13th c.]
- Pain of mind arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]
- She was worn out from so much grief.
- The betrayal caused Jeff grief.
- (countable) Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial.
- Surely, he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. -Isaiah 53:4
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sadness
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[edit] Verb
grief (third-person singular simple present griefs, present participle griefing, simple past and past participle griefed)
- (online gaming) To deliberately harass and annoy other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to do this as one’s primary activity in the game. [from late 20th Century]
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- grief in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- grief in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- grief at OneLook Dictionary Search
[edit] Dutch
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- Rhymes: -if
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grief ? (plural grieven) f. and m.
- grievance, axe to grind
[edit] French
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From Vulgar Latin grevis, from Latin gravis.
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grief m. (f. griève, m. plural griefs, f. plural grièves)
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grief m. (plural griefs)
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Probably from the verb grever
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grief m. (oblique plural griés, nominative singular griés, nominative plural grief)
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