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griefnoun deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something lovedeven the gruff grandfather felt a heartbreaking grief when the family dog died affliction, anguish, dolefulness, dolor, heartache, heartbreak, sorriness, sorrow, woe agony, distress, pain, suffering, tormentblue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolateness, desolation, despair, despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, distress, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, misery, mopes, oppression, sorrowfulness, unhappiness, woefulness, wretchednesscontrition, guilt, regret, remorse, rue, self-reproach, shamemelancholia, self-pity blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, delight, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, pleasure, rapture, rapturousness gaiety(also gayety), gayness, humor, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merrymaking, mirth, mirthfulnesshopefulness, optimism, sunninessenjoymentcontent, contentedness, contentment the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable actsthere seemed to be no end to the grief that the school bullies were giving to the young boy aggravation, aggro(British), annoyance, bother, botheration, exasperation, frustration, irritation, pip(chiefly British), vexation agitation, discomfort, displeasure, distress, disturbance, upsetirritability, irritableness, peeve, perturbation, pet, pique, resentment, snappishness, troubleanger, angriness, chafe, dander, dudgeon, gall, huff, indignation, irateness, ire, outrage, umbrage delight, pleasure sorrow, grief, anguish, woe, regret mean distress of mind.sorrow implies a sense of loss or a sense of guilt and remorse.a family united in sorrow upon the patriarch's death grief implies poignant sorrow for an immediate cause.the inexpressible grief of the bereaved parents anguish suggests torturing grief or dread.the anguish felt by the parents of the kidnapped child woe is deep or inconsolable grief or misery.cries of woe echoed throughout the bombed city regret implies pain caused by deep disappointment, fruitless longing, or unavailing remorse.nagging regret for missed opportunities in the 15th century |