Grief (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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.
verb (used with or without object) griefed, grief·ing.
  1. Digital Technology.
    • (in an online video game) to behave in an unsportsmanlike way or take pleasure in antagonizing (other players): I reported the jerk who griefed me yesterday—I hope they ban his account.
    • to exploit a glitch or execute an online prank that ruins a website or other online experience for (users): Posting flashing content to an epilepsy site is taking griefing to a malicious and dangerous extreme.
Idioms
  1. to suffer disappointment, misfortune, or other trouble; fail: Their marriage came to grief after only two years.
  2. (used as an exclamation of dismay, surprise, or relief): Good grief, it's started to rain again!
noun
  1. deep or intense sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone
  2. something that causes keen distress or suffering
  3. trouble or annoyance
  4. to end unsuccessfully or disastrously
  5. tune someone grief See tune (def. 17)
Grief (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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