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- [greev]
- /griv/
- /ˈɡriː.vɪŋ/
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- [greev]
- /griv/
Definitions of grieving word
- verb without object grieving to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years. 1
- verb with object grieving to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow: It grieves me to see you so unhappy. 1
- verb with object grieving Archaic. to oppress or wrong. 1
- noun grieving Suffer grief. 1
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Origin of grieving
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English greven, grieven < Old French grever < Latin gravāre to burden, derivative of gravis heavy, grave2
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Parts of speech for Grieving
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grieving popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grieving usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grieving
noun grieving
- lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- forlornness — desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- plaint — a complaint.
- cheerlessness — The state or characteristic of being cheerless.
- keening — a wailing lament for the dead.
adjective grieving
- grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.
- inconsolable — not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- heartbroken — crushed with sorrow or grief.
- devastated — If you are devastated by something, you are very shocked and upset by it.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
Antonyms for grieving
adjective grieving
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
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