grief
🇺🇸
/ɡriːf/
🇬🇧
/ɡriːf/
noun
C1
deep sadness, especially when someone dies
She felt deep grief after her father's death.
R
something that causes great sadness
Not having children was a great grief to them.
R
trouble or worry
His bad behavior caused his parents much grief.
translation
deep sadness, especially when someone dies; something that causes great sadness; trouble or worry
Word Forms
Plural
griefs