GRIEF

[noun] - very great sadness, esp. at the death of someoneNewspapers should not intrude on people's private grief. [U]You mustn't say "I know how you feel" as each person's grief and sense of loss is unique. [U]The son and mother were unable to communicate their respective griefs. [C]I'd no idea forgetting his birthday would cause him so much grief (= make him so unhappy). [U](informal) It caused him grief (= He was annoyed) to see the equipment being used so carelessly. [U]If something or someone comes to grief, they have an accident or fail in some way.His plans to be a politician came to grief when he failed to get any votes.If someone gives you (a lot of) grief, they tell you off.(informal) My parents gave me a lot of grief about my bad school reports.Someone who is grief-stricken is extremely sad.