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grieve
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- pronunciation:
- griv
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
grieves, grieving, grieved |
| definition: |
to feel intense sorrow; mourn.
He is still grieving at the loss of his wife.She grieved over her child's diagnosis.The family should be allowed to grieve in peace without reporters pestering them.- synonyms:
- ache, lament, mourn, sorrow
- antonyms:
- celebrate, rejoice
- similar words:
- bemoan, keen, moan, wail, weep
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| related words: |
anguish, feel, rue, suffer |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to feel intense sorrow; sadden.
It grieves me to tell you this awful news.- synonyms:
- aggrieve, distress, pain, sadden
- antonyms:
- please
- similar words:
- agonize, deject, depress, hurt
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| related words: |
desolate, distress, rue, upset, wound |
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| derivations: |
grievingly (adv.), griever (n.) |
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