I. ˈgrēf noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English gref, grefe, from Old French grief, gref, adjective, heavy, grave, difficult, troubled, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin grevis, alteration of Latin gravis — more at grieve
1. obsolete
a.
(1) : suffering , pain , distress ; also : a cause of these (as a hurt, hardship, or wound)
(2) : a bodily injury : malady , disease
b. : an aggrieved or angered state of mind : offense
c. : grievance 3 ; also : a document setting forth a grievance
2.
a. : emotional suffering (as caused by bereavement, affliction, remorse, panic, despair)
his deep grief at his son's death
a leaden grief swept over her at thought of the past
the grief his loss in me had wrought — Alfred Tennyson
b. : a cause of such suffering
such a child is a grief to his parents
3.
a. : mishap , misadventure , accident , breakage
the day was marred by dozens of little griefs
b. : difficulty and vexation especially from mishaps and accidents
the griefs of a repairman's life
c. : hard usage : trouble , annoyance
enough grief for one day
d. : an unpleasant end or condition : failure , disaster — used chiefly in the phrase come to grief
the expedition came to grief when the supplies were accidentally lost
Synonyms: see sorrow
II. noun
: flak 1 herein