grief | Definition of grief

Synonyms and Antonyms of grief

1 deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved

even the gruff grandfather felt a heartbreaking grief when the family dog died

Synonyms of grief

affliction, anguish, dolefulness, dolor, heartache, heartbreak, sorriness, sorrow, woe

Words Related to grief

agony, distress, pain, suffering, torment

blue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolateness, desolation, despair, despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, distress, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, misery, mopes, oppression, sorrowfulness, unhappiness, woefulness, wretchedness

contrition, guilt, regret, remorse, rue, self-reproach, shame

melancholia, self-pity

Near Antonyms of grief

gaiety (also gayety), gayness, humor, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merrymaking, mirth, mirthfulness

hopefulness, optimism, sunniness

content, contentedness, contentment

Antonyms of grief

blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, delight, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, pleasure, rapture, rapturousness

2 the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts

there seemed to be no end to the grief that the school bullies were giving to the young boy

Synonyms of grief

aggravation, aggro [British], annoyance, bother, botheration, exasperation, frustration, irritation, pip [chiefly British], vexation

Words Related to grief

agitation, discomfort, displeasure, distress, disturbance, upset

irritability, irritableness, peeve, perturbation, pet, pique, resentment, snappishness, trouble

anger, angriness, chafe, dander, dudgeon, gall, huff, indignation, irateness, ire, outrage, umbrage

Near Antonyms of grief

delight, pleasure