Definition of "grief" []

• Deep mental anguish, as that arising from bereavement. See Synonyms at regret. (noun)
• A source of deep mental anguish. (noun)
• Annoyance or frustration: Trying to follow their directions was nothing but grief. (noun)
• Trouble or difficulty: the griefs of trying to meet a deadline. (noun)
• Archaic A grievance. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "III. ii.43 (306, 6) [For life I prize it As I weigh grief which I would spare] _Life_ is to me now only _grief, _ and as such only is considered by me, I would therefore willingly dismiss it."
• "Only pray let her give way to her grief; much crying, even if it makes her cough for the moment, can do her no real harm, but stifling and swallowing _grief_ (which she"
• "Your grief is your business; you deal with it how you need to."