grief
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,262 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,499 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) also: heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness
- something that causes great unhappiness also: sorrow her death was a great grief to John
grief in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Gervaise's grief was for a time excessive.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Wild with grief, Mme. Favoral was wringing her hands.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The hardest grief is often that which leaves no trace.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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When bowed with grief, Go seek relief Of God, our Lord above.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1