A response to bereavement involving a feeling of hollowness and sometimes marked by preoccupation with the dead person, expressions of hostility toward others, and guilt over death; may also involve restlessness, inability to concentrate, and other adverse psychological and physical symptoms
something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John" intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
Emotional response to an external and consciously recognized loss; self-limiting and gradually subsiding within a reasonable length of time
The highly personal response to loss Grieving may precede an anticipated death or may be delayed for a considerable period of time Grief may manifest itself in emotional and/or physical distress and may affect family members in different ways at different times Some persons may resolve grief with time and their own resources; others may require formal assistance and support over an extended period of time (NHO glossary)
the process that occurs as a result of a loss Similar to bereavement, the loss may be a death of a loved one or of an ideal (divorce, job, home, etc ) Grief is the emotional and objective reactions to a loss of any type
If something comes to grief, it fails. If someone comes to grief, they fail in something they are doing, and may be hurt. So many marriages have come to grief over lack of money He was driving a Mercedes racer at 100 mph and almost came to grief
Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of ones self or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness
All the thoughts and feelings that surround an individual following the death of a loved one