GRIEF: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GRIEF?

Need another word that means the same as “grief”? Find 28 synonyms and 30 related words for “grief” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Grief” are: brokenheartedness, heartache, heartbreak, sorrow, misery, sadness, anguish, pain, distress, agony, torment, affliction, suffering, heaviness of heart, woe, desolation, despondency, dejection, despair, angst, mortification, trouble, annoyance, bother, irritation, vexation, harassment, nuisance

Grief as a Noun

Definitions of "Grief" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “grief” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Trouble or annoyance.
• Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
• Something that causes great unhappiness.
• An instance or cause of intense sorrow.
• Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death.

Synonyms of "Grief" as a noun (28 Words)

affliction	An instance of one celestial body afflicting another. A crippling affliction of the nervous system.
agony	The final stages of a difficult or painful death. An agony of doubt.
angst	An acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom. Rock and pop have a tradition of celebrating adolescent angst.
anguish	Extreme mental distress. She shut her eyes in anguish.
annoyance	The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed. He turned his charm on Tara much to Hegarty s annoyance.
bother	An angry disturbance. It may seem like too much bother to cook just for yourself.
brokenheartedness	Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death.
dejection	Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels. He was slumped in deep dejection.
desolation	An event that results in total destruction. The stony desolation of the desert.
despair	A state in which all hope is lost or absent. They moaned in despair and dismay.
despondency	Low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection. An air of despondency.
distress	The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim. The patient appeared to be in distress.
harassment	The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism. So great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors.
heartache	Emotional anguish or grief, typically caused by the loss or absence of someone loved. The familiar pang of heartache.
heartbreak	Overwhelming distress. An unforgettable tale of joy and heartbreak.
heaviness of heart	Used of a line or mark.
irritation	The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed. Much to my irritation Chris fell asleep.
misery	A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort. The misery of the miner s existence.
mortification	Great embarrassment and shame. They mistook my mortification for an admission of guilt.
nuisance	A bothersome annoying person. It s a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house.
pain	Mental suffering or distress. The pain of loneliness.
sadness	The state of being sad. A source of great sadness.
sorrow	An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. He tried to express his sorrow at her loss.
suffering	Psychological suffering. His disregard for the sufferings of his fellow countrymen.
torment	A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented. The torments of the damned.
trouble	A situation in which one is liable to incur punishment or blame. He got several girls in trouble.
vexation	Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness. Jenna bit her lip in vexation.
woe	Misery resulting from affliction. To add to his woes customers have been spending less.

Usage Examples of "Grief" as a noun

• We were too tired to cause any grief.
• Time heals griefs and quarrels.
• Her death was a great grief to John.
• She was overcome with grief.

Associations of "Grief" (30 Words)

affliction	A condition of suffering or distress due to ill health. A crippling affliction of the nervous system.
angst	A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general. Rock and pop have a tradition of celebrating adolescent angst.
deplore	Feel or express strong disapproval of (something. We deplore all violence.
despair	Lose or be without hope. In despair I hit the bottle.
despondency	Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless. An air of despondency.
dirge	A mournful song, piece of music, or sound. After his ten minute dirge the audience booed.
disappointment	A person or thing that causes disappointment. The job proved a disappointment.
distraught	Deeply agitated especially from emotion. Distraught with grief.
distressed	Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. Distressed companies need loans and technical advice.
frustration	The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals. The frustration of their wishes.
gloom	An atmosphere of depression and melancholy. He strained his eyes peering into the gloom.
grieve	Cause great distress to (someone. She grieved for her father.
heartache	Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death. A good friend understands your heartaches as well as your joys.
horrible	Very unpleasant. The tea tasted horrible.
jeremiad	A long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes. The jeremiads of puritan preachers warning of moral decay.
lament	A mournful poem a lament for the dead. A song full of lament and sorrow.
lamentation	A book of the Bible telling of the desolation of Judah after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Scenes of lamentation.
loneliness	A disposition toward being alone. The loneliness of the farm.
melancholy	Having a feeling of melancholy sad and pensive. An air of melancholy surrounded him.
mourn	Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one. Isobel mourned her husband.
mourning	The expression of sorrow for someone’s death. She s still in mourning after the death of her husband.
nostalgia	Something done or presented in order to evoke feelings of nostalgia. An evening of TV nostalgia.
sad	Of things that make you feel sad Christina Rossetti. It was a very sad story.
sadly	In an unfortunate way. He smiled sadly.
sadness	The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness. A source of great sadness.
sorrow	An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. A bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow.
sorry	Unpleasant and regrettable, especially on account of incompetence or misbehaviour. A sorry state of affairs.
threnody	A lament. A brooding threnody to urban desolation.
tragedy	The dramatic genre represented by tragedies. His life had been plagued by tragedy.
woe	Great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically. The Everton tale of woe continued.