(~s)
1.
Grief is a feeling of extreme sadness.
...a huge outpouring of national ~ for the victims of the shootings...
Their ~ soon gave way to anger.
N-VAR
2.
If something comes to ~, it fails. If someone comes to ~, they fail in something they are doing, and may be hurt.
So many marriages have come to ~ over lack of money...
He was driving a Mercedes racer at 100 mph and almost came to ~.
PHRASE: V inflects
3.
Some people say ‘Good ~’ when they are surprised or shocked.
‘He’s been arrested for theft and burglary.’—‘Good ~!’
EXCLAM feelings