grief

[ greef ]
/ grif /

noun

keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
a cause or occasion of keen distress or sorrow.

Idioms for grief

    come to grief, to suffer disappointment, misfortune, or other trouble; fail: Their marriage came to grief after only two years.
    good grief, (used as an exclamation of dismay, surprise, or relief): Good grief, it's started to rain again!

Origin of grief

1175–1225; Middle English gref, grief < Anglo-French gref; see grieve

SYNONYMS FOR grief

1 anguish, heartache, woe, misery; sadness, melancholy, moroseness. See sorrow.

ANTONYMS FOR grief

1 joy.

OTHER WORDS FROM grief

grief·less, adjective grief·less·ness, noun

Words nearby grief

gride, gridiron, gridiron pendulum, gridiron-tailed lizard, gridlock, grief, grief-stricken, griefer, griefo, grieg, griege

British Dictionary definitions for good grief

grief
/ (ɡriːf) /

noun

deep or intense sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone
something that causes keen distress or suffering
informal trouble or annoyance people were giving me grief for leaving ten minutes early
come to grief informal to end unsuccessfully or disastrously
tune someone grief See tune (def. 17)

Derived forms of grief

griefless, adjective

Word Origin for grief

C13: from Anglo-French gref, from grever to grieve 1

Medical definitions for good grief

grief
[ grēf ]

n.

Deep mental anguish, as that arising from bereavement.

Idioms and Phrases with good grief (1 of 2)

good grief

An exclamation expressing surprise, alarm, dismay, or some other, usually negative emotion. For example, Good grief! You're not going to start all over again, or Good grief! He's dropped the cake. The term is a euphemism for “good God.” [Early 1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with good grief (2 of 2)

grief

see come to grief; good grief.