Grieve

[griːv] or [griv]

Definition

(verb.) feel grief.

(verb.) cause to feel sorrow; 'his behavior grieves his mother'.

Edited by Anselm--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Alt. of Greeve

(v. t.) To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try.

(v. t.) To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate.

(v. i.) To feel grief; to be in pain of mind on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn; -- often followed by at, for, or over.

Typist: Xavier

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Afflict, pain, hurt, or wound the feelings of, make sorrowful.

v. n. Sorrow, mourn, lament, bewail, feel regret.

Typist: Ludwig

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Trouble, burden, annoy, distress, bewail, wound, pain, sorrow, hurt, afflict,mourn, lament, complain, deplore

ANT:Ease, console, soothe, please, rejoice, exult, gratify, alleviate

Typist: Louis

Definition

v.t. to cause grief or pain of mind to: to make sorrowful: to vex: (B.) also to inflict bodily pain.—v.i. to feel grief: to mourn.—n. Griev′ance cause of grief: burden: hardship: injury: grief.—adv. Griev′ingly (Shak.) in sorrow sorrowfully.—adj. Griev′ous causing grief: burdensome: painful: atrocious: hurtful.—adv. Griev′ously in a grievous manner: (B.) severely.—n. Griev′ousness.

See Greeve.

Editor: Trudy

Examples

Typist: Lottie

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