All grief-stricken synonyms
grief-strick·en
G g adj grief-stricken
- heartbroken — crushed with sorrow or grief.
- distressed — afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- 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.
- despairing — marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- inconsolable — not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- miserable — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- morose — gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
- troubled — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- unhappy — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- woebegone — beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance.
- devastated — If you are devastated by something, you are very shocked and upset by it.
- hurting — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.