Grief synonyms

sorrow

That which produces such suffering; trouble, loss, affliction, etc.

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depression

A depressing or being depressed

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pine

(Intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

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distress over loss

Mental distress

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gloom

A state of melancholy or depression; despondency.

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rue

Sorrow; regret:

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lamentation

The definition of a lamentation is an outward expression of grief.

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repining

The act of fretting or feeling discontent or of murmuring.

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agony

An instance of such suffering:

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happy (related)

Mental anguish or pain caused by loss or despair

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adversity

A state of wretchedness or misfortune; poverty and trouble

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trial

A trying, troublesome, or annoying person or thing:

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founder

To become ill from overeating. Used of livestock.

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happiness (antonym)

(Archaic) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.

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ecstasy (antonym)

A feeling of overpowering joy; great delight; rapture

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joy (antonym)

Intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness, or an instance of such feeling.

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woe

Woe is a feeling of deep sorrow or grief.

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infelicity

The quality or condition of being infelicitous.

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vexation

Vexation is something that causes you to be annoyed or distressed.

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inconsolable

That cannot be consoled; disconsolate; brokenhearted

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suffering

Something suffered; pain, distress, or injury

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tears

Plural form of tear

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tribulation

An experience that tests one's endurance, patience, or faith.

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exhilaration (antonym)

An exhilarated condition or feeling; liveliness; high spirits; stimulation

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delight (antonym)

Something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment:

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despondency

Despondency is defined as a state of feeling hopeless or dejected.

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pain

Pain is any sort of mental or physical suffering or distress.

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worry

An instance or cause of such a feeling.

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harassment

Harassment is defined as chronically annoying or tormenting someone.

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anxiety

Anxiety is defined as a feeling of being nervous or worried, often as a result of fear of a possible future event.

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dole

A giving out of money or food to those in great need; relief

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dolor

(Literary) sorrow, grief, misery or anguish

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malaise

The definition of malaise is a general feeling of being tired or under the weather.

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disquiet

Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.

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discomfort

Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.

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smart

Smart is sharp mental or physical pain.

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mortification

Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.

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unhappiness

The feeling of not being happy

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wretchedness

A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.

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desolation

Lonely grief; misery

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despair

A person or thing causing despair

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torture

An experience or cause of severe pain or anguish:

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purgatory

(Theology) In Catholicism, the stage of the afterlife where souls suffer for their sins before they can enter heaven

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pleasure (antonym)

(Uncountable) A state of being pleased.

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disconsolate

Seeming beyond consolation; extremely dejected:

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melancholy

Feeling, showing, or expressing depression of the spirits; sad or dejected.

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guilt (related)

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anger (related)

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heartache

Sorrow or grief; mental anguish

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difficulty (related)

The condition or quality of being difficult:

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brokenheartedness

The quality of being brokenhearted.

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sadness

(Uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.

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regret

A feeling of sorrow, disappointment, distress, or remorse about something that one wishes could be different.

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mourning

The actions or feelings of one who mourns; specif., the expression of grief at someone's death

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misery

(Dial.) A pain (in some part of the body)

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anguish

The definition of anguish is a feeling of physical or mental pain.

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bereavement

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death

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painful regret

Mental distress

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affliction

Anything causing pain or distress; calamity

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dolorific

Causing pain or grief.

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dolorous

Marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain.

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funereal

Appropriate for or suggestive of a funeral; mournful:

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grieved

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grievous

Causing grief, pain, or anguish:

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lamentable

(Now Rare) Expressing sorrow; mournful

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lamented

Mourned for

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annoyance

A thing or person that annoys

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care

A cause of such a mental state

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chagrin

The definition of chagrin is a feeling of embarrassment caused by failure or disappointment.

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distress

Bodily dysfunction or discomfort caused by disease or injury:

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emotion

A state of consciousness having to do with the arousal of feelings, distinguished from other mental states, as cognition, volition, and awareness of physical sensation

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frustration

Something that causes such a feeling or state:

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grievance

The cause of hardship or harm.

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hardship

The definition of hardship is adversity, or something difficult or unpleasant that you must endure or overcome.

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harm

Immoral or unjust effects:

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heartbreak

Overwhelming sorrow, grief, or disappointment

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hurt

(Archaic) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.

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misadventure

An unlucky accident; mishap; an instance of bad luck

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misfortune

An undesirable event such as an accident

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remorse

A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.

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feeling (related)

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self-reproach (related)

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loneliness (related)

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bitterness (related)

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weariness (related)

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trouble

An illness; ailment; disease

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