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n. Deep mental anguish, as that arising from bereavement. See Synonyms at regret.

n. A source of deep mental anguish.

n. Annoyance or frustration: Trying to follow their directions was nothing but grief.

n. Trouble or difficulty: the griefs of trying to meet a deadline.

n. Archaic A grievance.

n. Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial.

n. Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of one's self or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.

n. Cause of sorrow or pain; that which afficts or distresses; trial; grievance.

n. Physical pain, or a cause of it; malady.

n. Regretful or remorseful sorrow; mental distress or misery caused by something done or suffered by one's self or others; affliction; woe.

n. Cause of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; grievance.

n. Bodily pain; physical suffering.

n. Synonyms Sorrow, Wretchedness, etc. (see affliction); bitterness, heartache, anguish, agony, woe.

n. something that causes great unhappiness

n. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

"III. ii.43 (306, 6) [For life I prize it As I weigh grief which I would spare] _Life_ is to me now only _grief, _ and as such only is considered by me, I would therefore willingly dismiss it."

negative stimulus   

grief-muscles    to come to grief   

grievous    grievance    grieve   

give someone grief   

sorrow    sadness    grievance    trial    distress    affiction    malady    discomfort    dole   

Leif    aperitif    bas-relief    beef    belief    brief    chief    debrief    disbelief    fief   

sorrow    anxiety    anger    disappointment    pity    remorse    dismay    distress    woe