English noun: grief | |||
1. | grief (feeling) intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | ||
Synonyms | brokenheartedness, heartache, heartbreak | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sorrow | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dolor, dolour | ||
2. | grief (cognition) something that causes great unhappiness | ||
Samples | Her death was a great grief to John. | ||
Synonyms | sorrow | ||
Broader (hypernym) | negative stimulus | ||