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grieve
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- pronunciation:
- griv
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
grieves, grieving, grieved |
| definition 1: |
to feel great sadness; mourn.
Grandmother grieved over the loss of her husband.- synonyms:
- mourn
- antonyms:
- celebrate, rejoice
- similar words:
- moan, wail, weep
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| definition 2: |
to cause to feel great sadness.
It grieves me to tell you this bad news.- synonyms:
- distress, pain, sadden
- antonyms:
- please
- similar words:
- depress, hurt
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| related words: |
distress, suffer, upset, wound |
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| derivations: |
grievingly (adv.), griever (n.) |
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