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Grieve

/ɡɹiːv/

To cause sorrow or distress to.

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📖 Definitions of "Grieve"

verb

1
To cause sorrow or distress to.
2
To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
"to grieve one's fate"
3
To experience grief.
4
To harm.

🔄 Synonyms of "Grieve"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
aggrieveverb	(transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
sorrownoun	(uncountable) unhappiness, woe

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Grieve"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
sorrowverb	(intransitive) To feel or express grief.
aggrieveverb	(transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
mournverb	(ambitransitive) To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
bereavementnoun	The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
sadnessnoun	(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
griefverb	(online gaming) 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.
weepverb	To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
cryingnoun	The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
cringeverb	(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
cryverb	(intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
sufferverb	(intransitive) To feel pain.
hurtverb	(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
gloomverb	A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.
griffnoun	A male given name.
grefnoun	—
lamentnoun	(intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
bewailverb	To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
bemoanverb	(transitive) To moan or complain about (something).
wailnoun	(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
pinenoun	(countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.