Antonyms for grief

Grammar : Noun

Spell : greef

Phonetic Transcription : grif

Definition of grief

Origin : early 13c., "hardship, suffering, pain, bodily affliction," from Old French grief "wrong, grievance, injustice, misfortune, calamity" (13c.), from grever "afflict, burden, oppress," from Latin gravare "to cause grief, make heavy," from gravis "weighty" (see grave (adj.)). Meaning "mental pain, sorrow" is from c.1300.

noun mental suffering

Example sentences :

And she confides her grief to the world with such charming discretion.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

What consternation and grief there would be throughout the world!
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

Still there was that in them which respected the mother's grief; they tried to shield her.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

In these hours of grief, the soul of him put out its strength.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

No wonder Bassanio exaggerates his grief and the sacrifice he would be prepared to make.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

I cannot bear to think of it, and the very word "will" makes me die of grief.
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

You will see what grief she will be in when I tell her the news.
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

Not grief, not anger, not concern, not fear of anything on earth; but—Joy!
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Notwithstanding their grief and tears, it was evidently necessary that this should be the end.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

In her intensity of grief her thoughts became audible in expressed words.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Synonyms for grief

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