Grief — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

something that causes great unhappiness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈiːf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈiːf/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɪɹ/.

Examples

her death was a great grief to John

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sorrow brokenheartedness heartbreak heartache

Parts of Speech

noun	intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
noun	something that causes great unhappiness “her death was a great grief to John”

Word Forms

brokenhearted	adjective	full of sorrow
sorrow	verb	feel grief

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kummer

intensive Trauer über den Verlust eines geliebten Menschen (insbesondere durch den Tod)

🇫🇷French

chagrin

chagrin intense causé par la perte d'un être cher (surtout par le décès)

🇪🇸Spanish

dolor

Dolor intenso causado por la pérdida de un ser querido (especialmente por la muerte).

🇮🇹Italian

dolore

intenso dolore causato dalla perdita di una persona cara (soprattutto dalla morte)

🇳🇱Dutch

rouw

intens verdriet veroorzaakt door het verlies van een dierbare (vooral door de dood)

🇵🇹Portuguese

pesar

tristeza intensa causada pela perda de um ente querido (especialmente pela morte)

🇷🇺Russian

горе

сильная печаль, вызванная потерей близкого человека (особенно смертью)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दु: ख

किसी प्रियजन को खोने से उत्पन्न गहन दुःख (विशेषकर मृत्यु से)

🇧🇩Bengali

দুঃখ

প্রিয়জনের হারানোর কারণে তীব্র দুঃখ (বিশেষ করে মৃত্যু দ্বারা)

🇮🇳Tamil

துக்கம்

நேசிப்பவரின் இழப்பால் ஏற்படும் கடுமையான துக்கம் (குறிப்பாக மரணம்)

🇮🇳Telugu

దుఃఖం

ప్రియమైన వ్యక్తిని కోల్పోవడం వల్ల కలిగే తీవ్రమైన దుఃఖం (ముఖ్యంగా మరణం)

🇮🇳Marathi

दु:ख

एखाद्या प्रिय व्यक्तीच्या नुकसानीमुळे तीव्र दुःख (विशेषत: मृत्यूमुळे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુઃખ

કોઈ પ્રિય વ્યક્તિની ખોટને કારણે તીવ્ર દુ: ખ (ખાસ કરીને મૃત્યુ દ્વારા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಃಖ

ಪ್ರೀತಿಪಾತ್ರರ ನಷ್ಟದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ದುಃಖ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಾವಿನಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുഃഖം

പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട ഒരാളുടെ നഷ്ടം മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന തീവ്രമായ ദുഃഖം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മരണം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁੱਖ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜ਼ੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਮੌਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ) ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਤੀਬਰ ਦੁੱਖ

🇵🇰Urdu

غم

کسی پیارے کے کھو جانے کی وجہ سے شدید غم (خاص طور پر موت سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悲伤

因失去亲人（尤其是死亡）而引起的强烈悲伤

🇯🇵Japanese

悲しみ

愛する人の喪失（特に死）によって引き起こされる激しい悲しみ

🇰🇷Korean

고통

사랑하는 사람의 상실(특히 죽음)로 인한 극심한 슬픔

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đau buồn

nỗi đau buồn mãnh liệt do mất đi người thân (đặc biệt là cái chết)

🇹🇭Thai

ความเศร้าโศก

ความโศกเศร้าอันแสนสาหัสที่เกิดจากการสูญเสียผู้เป็นที่รัก (โดยเฉพาะความตาย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

duka

kesedihan mendalam yang disebabkan oleh kehilangan orang yang dicintai (terutama karena kematian)

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

matinding kalungkutan na dulot ng pagkawala ng isang mahal sa buhay (lalo na sa kamatayan)

🇲🇾Malay

kesedihan

kesedihan yang mendalam disebabkan oleh kehilangan orang yang disayangi (terutamanya oleh kematian)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حزن

الحزن الشديد الناجم عن فقدان أحد أفراد أسرته (خاصة بسبب الموت)

🇮🇷Persian

غم و اندوه

غم و اندوه شدید ناشی از از دست دادن یکی از عزیزان (به ویژه در اثر مرگ)

🇹🇷Turkish

yas

Sevilen birinin kaybından kaynaklanan yoğun üzüntü (özellikle ölüm nedeniyle)

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַעַר

צער עז שנגרם על ידי אובדן של אדם אהוב (במיוחד על ידי מוות)

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