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grief-stricken

grief-strick·en
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [greef strik-uh n]
    • /grif ˈstrɪk ən/
    • /ɡriːf ˈstrɪk.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [greef strik-uh n]
    • /grif ˈstrɪk ən/

Definitions of grief-stricken word

  • adjective grief-stricken overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful. 1
  • abbreviation GRIEF-STRICKEN grieving 1
  • adjective grief-stricken If someone is grief-stricken, they are extremely sad about something that has happened. 0
  • adjective grief-stricken deeply affected by sorrow or distress 0
  • adjective grief-stricken stricken with grief; keenly distressed; sorrowful 0
  • adjective grief-stricken Very sad. 0
See all 6 definitions of grief-stricken

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Origin of grief-stricken

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Grief-stricken

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Grief-stricken

grief-stricken popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for grief-stricken

adj grief-stricken

  • heartbroken — crushed with sorrow or grief.
  • distressed — afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
  • cheerless — Cheerless places or weather are dull and depressing.
  • dejected — If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
  • depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
All 19 Synonyms of grief-stricken

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