— griefless , adj. — grieflessness , n.
/greef/ , n.
1. keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
2. a cause or occasion of keen distress or sorrow.
3. come to grief , to suffer disappointment, misfortune, or other trouble; fail: Their marriage came to grief after only two years.
4. good grief , (used as an exclamation of dismay, surprise, or relief): Good grief, it's started to rain again!
[ 1175-1225; ME gref, grief gref; see GRIEVE ]
Syn. 1. anguish, heartache, woe, misery; sadness, melancholy, moroseness. See sorrow .
Ant. 1. joy.