grief

5 definitions • 12 examples

very great sadness, especially at the death of someone:

Her grief at her son's death was terrible.

Newspapers should not intrude on people's private grief.

grief-stricken newspaper pictures of grief-stricken relatives

She describes the anxieties and griefs caused by war.

criticism, complaints or mockery (= the act of laughing at someone) about something:

get grief He didn't like my decision, and I still get grief about it from him.

give someone grief His teammates gave him grief over his hairstyle, but he didn't care.

problems or trouble:

I had no idea that forgetting my driving licence would cause me so much grief.

I've had nothing but grief since I signed up for the service.

pain or other physical problems:

give someone grief I injured my knee two years ago and it still gives me grief.

Once you have a back injury, you can be in for a lot of grief.

very great sadness, esp. at the death of someone:

It took her years to get over her grief at the death of her mother.

fig. I had no idea that forgetting my driver’s license would cause me so much grief (= trouble).