grief

grief
01. War causes a lot of [grief] to the families of victims.
02. The entire nation is [grieving] the death of their President.
03. He was [grievously] injured in the battle, and later died in hospital.
04. The woman was overcome with [grief] at the sight of her dead son.
05. There is a Chinese proverb which states that one joy scatters a hundred [griefs].
06. There is a Jewish proverb which states that all things grow with time, except [grief].
07. The union is [grieving] the case of someone who was fired for refusing to work overtime.
08. John Adams once said that [grief] drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens understanding, and softens the heart.
09. Mark Twain once observed that [grief] can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
10. Xenephon once noted that excess of [grief] for the deceased is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
11. Mark Twain once joked, "Why is it that we rejoice at a birth, and [grieve] at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved."
12. William Cowper once said that [grief] is itself a medicine.
13. The Bhagavad-Gita states, "For that which is born, death is certain, and for the dead, birth is certain. Therefore [grieve] not over that which is unavoidable."
14. Isla Paschal Richardson once wrote of death, "[Grieve] not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you...I loved you so - 'twas heaven here with you."
15. The Dalai Lama has stated that he does not support armed struggle for Tibet's [grievances] with the Chinese government.
16. She [grieved] over her friend's death.
17. People need time to [grieve] after the death of a loved one.
18. The old man sobbed with [grief] at the funeral of his wife.
19. Over one million people were present to [grieve] at the funeral of Mahatma Gandhi on January 31st, 1948.
20. In Jamaica, [grieving] for the death of a loved one is not something that is confined to the privacy of the home.
21. Yousef's mother died in his home country while he was studying in England, but he didn't know, so when he returned home a year later, everyone else had finished [grieving], and he had to go through the process alone.
22. In recent years, the government of New Zealand has sought to address longstanding native Maori [grievances].

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  • grief — grief …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • grief — [ grijɛf ] n. m. • 1269; de grever 1 ♦ Vx Dommage que l on subit. Mod. Dr. Griefs d appel : ce en quoi le demandeur se trouve lésé par un jugement dont il appelle. 2 ♦ (Plur. ou loc.) Sujet, motif de plainte (généralement contre une personne). ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Grief — (gr[=e]f), n. [OE. grief, gref, OF. grief, gref, F. grief, L. gravis heavy; akin to Gr. bary s, Skr. guru, Goth. ka[ u]rus. Cf. {Barometer}, {Grave}, a., {Grieve}, {Gooroo.}] 1. Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grief — grief, ève 1. (gri èf, è v . Prononcez grié, dit au XVIe siècle PALSGRAVE, p. 62) adj. 1°   Qui pèse sur la personne comme un poids qui l accable. •   Il défendit sous de grièves peines d appeler Catherine reine d Angleterre, MAUCROIX Schisme, l …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • grief — [gri:f] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: gref, from Latin gravis; GRAVE1] 1.) [U] extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died grief over/at ▪ The grief she felt over Helen s death was almost unbearable. with grief ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Grief — Жанры Сладж, Дум метал Годы 1991 2001, 2005 2006, 2008 2009 …   Википедия

  • grief — [ grif ] noun uncount ** a strong feeling of sadness, usually because someone has died: An extraordinary outpouring of grief followed the death of the princess. grief at/over: the family s grief at the loss of their child come to grief 1. ) to be …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grief — grief·ful; grief·less; grief; grief·ful·ly; grief·less·ness; …   English syllables

  • grief — ► NOUN 1) intense sorrow, especially caused by someone s death. 2) informal trouble or annoyance. ● come to grief Cf. ↑come to grief ● good grief! Cf. ↑good grief! …   English terms dictionary

  • grief — [grēf] n. [ME gref < OFr, sorrow, grief < grever: see GRIEVE] 1. intense emotional suffering caused by loss, disaster, misfortune, etc.; acute sorrow; deep sadness 2. a cause or the subject of such suffering 3. Informal a) irritation or… …   English World dictionary

  • grief — early 13c., hardship, suffering, pain, bodily affliction, from O.Fr. grief wrong, grievance, injustice, misfortune, calamity (13c.), from grever afflict, burden, oppress, from L. gravare to cause grief, make heavy, from gravis weighty (see GRAVE… …   Etymology dictionary

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