GRIEF
What does "GRIEF" mean?
Deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death.
Meanings
- Intense sorrow, especially following a loss or bereavement. She was overwhelmed with grief after her father died.
- Trouble, annoyance, or hassle. The new software gave us nothing but grief. informal
Did you know?
- 'Grief' comes from the Latin word for 'heavy' — the same root that gives us 'gravity' — so the language itself treats sorrow as a literal weight pressing down on you.
Word origin
From Old French 'grief' (wrong, grievance, hardship), from Latin 'gravis' (heavy) — the same root as 'grave' and 'gravity', framing sorrow as a weight.
Remember it
GRIEF follows the 'i before e' rule and breaks your heart anyway.
A little poem
The coat still hangs where you left it,
shaped to a shoulder no longer there-
I keep the hook, and the empty air.
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What it teaches
Grief is love with nowhere left to go; that it has no exit is proof of how much there was.
Quick facts
What does GRIEF mean?
Deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death.
Is GRIEF a valid word?
Yes — GRIEF is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GRIEF?
GRIEF has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GRIEF come from?
From Old French 'grief' (wrong, grievance, hardship), from Latin 'gravis' (heavy) — the same root as 'grave' and 'gravity', framing sorrow as a weight.
What can GRIEF teach us?
Grief is love with nowhere left to go; that it has no exit is proof of how much there was.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.