1. grief(n = noun.feeling) brokenheartedness, heartache, heartbreak - intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death);
is a kind of sorrow
has particulars: dolor, dolour
2. grief(n = noun.cognition) sorrow - something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John"
is a kind of negative stimulus
1. 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. [1913 Webster]
"The mother was so afflicted at the loss of a fine boy, . . . that she died for grief of it." [1913 Webster]
2. Cause of sorrow or pain; that which afficts or distresses; trial; grievance. [1913 Webster]
"Be factious for redress of all these griefs." [1913 Webster]
3. Physical pain, or a cause of it; malady. [1913 Webster]
"This grief (cancerous ulcers) hastened the end of that famous mathematician, Mr. Harriot." [1913 Webster]
grief, n.
1 deep or intense sorrow or mourning.
2 the cause of this.
Idiom:
come to grief meet with disaster; fail. good (or great) grief! an exclamation of surprise, alarm, etc.
Etymology:
ME f. AF gref, OF grief f. grever GRIEVE(1)
N mental suffering, pain, dolor, suffering, sufferance, ache, smart, passion, displeasure, dissatisfaction, discomfort, discomposure, disquiet, malaise, inquietude, uneasiness, vexation of spirit, taking, discontent, dejection, weariness, anhedonia, annoyance, irritation, worry, infliction, visitation, plague, bore, bother, botheration, stew, vexation, mortification, chagrin, esclandre, mauvais quart d'heur, care, anxiety, solicitude, trouble, trial, ordeal, fiery ordeal, shock, blow, cark, dole, fret, burden, load, concern, grief, sorrow, distress, affliction, woe, bitterness, heartache, carking cares, heavy heart, aching heart, bleeding heart, broken heart, heavy affliction, gnawing grief, unhappiness, infelicity, misery, tribulation, wretchedness, desolation, despair, extremity, prostration, depth of misery, nightmare, ephialtes, incubus, pang, anguish, agony, torture, torment, purgatory, hell upon earth, iron age, reign of terror, slough of despond, peck of troubles, ills that flesh is heir to, miseries of human life, unkindest cut of all, sufferer, victim, prey, martyr, object of compassion, wretch, shorn lamb, in pain, in a state of pain, full of pain, suffering, pained, afflicted, worried, displeased, aching, griped, sore, on the rack, in limbo, between hawk and buzzard, uncomfortable, uneasy, ill at ease, in a taking, in a way, disturbed, discontented, out of humor, weary, heavy laden, stricken, crushed, a prey to, victimized, ill-used, unfortunate, to be pitied, doomed, devoted, accursed, undone, lost, stranded, fey, unhappy, infelicitous, poor, wretched, miserable, woe-begone, cheerless, careworn, concerned, sorry, sorrowing, sorrowful, cut up, chagrined, horrified, horror-stricken, in grief, plunged in grief, a prey to grief, in tears, steeped to the lips in misery, heart-stricken, heart-broken, heart-scalded, broken-hearted, in despair, the iron entered into our soul, haeret lateri lethalis arundo, one's heart bleeding, down, thou climbing sorrow, mirth cannot move a soul in agony, nessun maggior dolere che ricordarsi del tempo fel, sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier th, the Niobe of Nations.