noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep , great , inconsolable , intense , overwhelming , real
▪ personal , private
▪
I felt awkward at intruding on their private ~.
▪ public
▪ unresolved ( esp. AmE )
VERB + GRIEF
▪ be consumed by , be consumed with , be overcome by , be overcome with , be stricken with , experience , feel
▪
Her parents were stricken with ~.
▪ express , show
▪ cause
▪ die from , die of
▪ come to terms with , cope with , deal with , overcome
▪
They are still struggling to come to terms with their ~.
▪ understand
▪
She understood my ~ because she too had lost a child.
▪ share
▪
He feels that he can't share his ~ with anyone.
GRIEF + NOUN
▪ counselling/counseling , counsellor/counselor (both esp. AmE )
▪ process ( esp. AmE ), reaction
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ at
▪
Children can feel real ~ at the loss of a pet.
▪ ~ for
▪
her ~ for her dead husband
▪ ~ over
▪
~ over the loss of a friend's life
PHRASES
▪ a feeling of ~ , a sense of ~