grief

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Suffering, hardship.
2. (countable, uncountable) Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
3. (countable) A cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; a trial.

Verb

To deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to do this as one’s primary activity in the game, and especially by exploiting game mechanics without using cheats to do so, often through acts of destruction or vandalism.

Synonyms

sorrow

sadness

distress

pain

affliction

misery

melancholy

anguish

suffering

woe

heartache

mourning

lamentation

trouble

depression

unhappiness

dejection

heartbreak

torment

despondency

worry

care

regret

deep sorrow

pity

gloom

agony

bitterness

sad

☹️

sorrowfulness

pathos

remorse

mortification

misfortune

ache

hardship

anger

💢

chagrin

brokenheartedness

trial

deploring

troubles

adversity

dolour

regretfulness

dolor

contrition

ordeal

concern

dismay

Translations

Kummer

Trauer

chagrin

Gram

dolore

peine

dolor

Betrübnis

Leid

pesar

afflizione

tristesse

verdriet

tristeza

pena

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɹiːf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: greef

In summary

From Middle English greef, gref, from Old French grief (“grave, heavy, grievous, sad”), from Latin gravis (“heavy, grievous, sad”). Doublet of grave.