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| aggrieve |
to distress or bring grief to; cause to suffer. [1/2 definitions] |
| alas |
used to express regret, sorrow, or grief. |
| bemoan |
to express grief; lament; mourn. [1/3 definitions] |
| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. [1/2 definitions] |
| bitter |
full of, marked by, or causing emotions such as grief, anger, resentment, or hatred. [1/5 definitions] |
| bleed |
to feel grief, sympathy or sorrow. [1/7 definitions] |
| broken-hearted |
full of intense grief or disappointment. |
| comforting |
serving or intending to relieve grief, worry, or other distress. [1/2 definitions] |
| complain |
to express dissatisfaction, pain, grief, or other negative feelings. [1/3 definitions] |
| con dolore |
with grief or sadness; sorrowfully (used as a musical direction). |
| console1 |
to give comfort in time of loss, defeat, or suffering; relieve grief or disappointment; give solace to. |
| crocodile tears |
a hypocritical display of grief; insincere tears. |
| deplorable |
causing sorrow or grief; lamentable. [1/2 definitions] |
| desolation |
a feeling of grief or misery. [1/4 definitions] |
| doleful |
causing sorrow, grief, or unhappiness. [1/2 definitions] |
| dolor |
a feeling or mood of sorrow, grief, or woe. |
| dolorous |
feeling, showing, or causing grief or sorrow. |
| drown |
to try to deaden (sorrow or grief) with alcoholic drink. [1/4 definitions] |
| fall apart |
to be suddenly overcome with laughter or strong emotion such as grief. [1/4 definitions] |
| grief-stricken |
suffering from much grief; sorrowing. |
| grievous |
expressing or full of grief; anguished. [1/3 definitions] |
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