Grief

  • 41grief — noun 1) he was overcome with grief Syn: sorrow, misery, sadness, anguish, pain, distress, heartache, heartbreak, agony, torment, affliction, suffering, woe, desolation, dejection, despair; mourning …

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  • 42grief — /grif / (say greef) noun 1. keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret. 2. a cause or occasion of keen distress or sorrow. –phrase 3. come to grief, to come to a bad end; turn out badly. 4. good grief …

  • 43grief — The normal response to a major loss, such as the death of a loved one. Grief may also be felt by a person with a serious, long term illness or with a terminal illness. It may include feelings of great sadness, anger, guilt, and despair. Physical… …

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  • 44grief — [13] ‘Oppressiveness’ is the link between modern English grief and Latin gravis (source of English gravity). The Latin adjective meant ‘heavy, weighty’, and it formed the basis of a verb gravāre ‘weigh upon, oppress’. This passed into Old French… …

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  • 45grief — A normal emotional response to an external loss; distinguished from a depressive disorder since it usually subsides after a reasonable time. * * * grief grēf n deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement also a cause of such… …

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  • 46Grief —    Procédure: préjudice subi par un plaideur du fait de l irrégularité formelle d un acte de procédure et lui permettant d en faire prononcer la nullité    Droit administratif: actes faisant grief est une expression qui désigne dans la… …

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  • 47grief — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. distress, bereavement, sorrow, dolor; affliction, disaster, trouble, tribulation. See pain, dejection, failure. Ant., happiness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mental distress] Syn. sorrow, sadness, regret,… …

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  • 48Grief — Gri|ef [gri̯ɛf] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. grief zu grever »(jmdn.) belasten«, dies aus lat. gravare, vgl. ↑gravieren> (veraltet) 1. Schaden. 2. Beschwerde …

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  • 49grief — • trouble, hassle. i.e.. Hey man don t give me grief ! …

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  • 50grief — Noun. Trouble, hassle. E.g. Listen, it s over! I ve said sorry, so please stop giving me grief! …

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