grief
/ɡriːf/noun
उच्चारण ग्रीफ़
शोक, गहरा दुख
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[U] ~ (over/at sth)
a feeling of great sadness, especially when somebody dies
शोक, गहरा दुख
- She was overcome with grief at her father's death.
- a time of grief for the whole village
- The whole class shared his grief at the loss of his mother.
+ 2 more examples
- She wept with grief when her pet died.
- Friends came to comfort her in her grief.
Synonyms sorrow anguish heartbreak
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
grief: uncountable noun
Grief is deep sadness, especially at a death. It is usually uncountable.
'Grief' गहरा दुख है, विशेषकर किसी की मृत्यु पर। यह प्रायः uncountable होता है।
- Radhika was overcome with grief at her grandfather's death.
- The village shared the family's grief.
grief at / over + noun
At or over introduces the event causing grief.
'At' या 'over' उस घटना को बताता है जो दुख का कारण हो।
- His grief at the loss was deep.
- She wept in grief over her son.
come to grief / good grief!
Come to grief means to fail or have an accident. Good grief! is an informal cry of surprise.
'Come to grief' का अर्थ असफल होना या दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होना है। 'Good grief!' हैरानी की अनौपचारिक पुकार है।
- The plan came to grief on the first day.
- Good grief! Look at the time!
grief / grieve / grievance
Grief is the noun; grieve is the verb (over, for); grievance is a complaint.
'Grief' संज्ञा है; 'grieve' क्रिया (over, for) है; 'grievance' शिकायत है।
- They grieved for the dead.
- He filed a grievance with the office.
+Collocations 4
adjective + grief
deepgreatintensequietpersonalpublic
- The nation felt deep grief at the loss.
verb + grief
feelshareexpressovercomecausesuffer
- The poem expresses a mother's grief.
grief + noun
counsellingstrickensupportprocess
- The school offered grief counselling to the students.
preposition + grief
in griefwith grieffrom griefto griefout of grief
- She cried out in grief.
“More examples 5
- His grief was too deep for words.
उसका दुख शब्दों से परे था।
- The family was grief-stricken at the news.
समाचार सुनकर परिवार शोकाकुल हो गया।
- Time heals grief slowly.
समय धीरे-धीरे दुख भर देता है।
- The project came to grief for lack of funds.
धन की कमी के कारण परियोजना विफल हो गई।
- Grief makes people quiet.
दुख लोगों को चुप कर देता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She was in a great grief.
✓ She was in great grief.
Grief is uncountable and takes no a.
'Grief' uncountable है और इसके साथ 'a' नहीं आता।
✗ He is in grief since his father died.
✓ He has been in grief since his father died.
A state continuing up to now needs the present perfect with since.
अब तक चली आ रही अवस्था के लिए since के साथ present perfect आता है।
✗ The grief were great.
✓ The grief was great.
Grief is singular and takes was.
'Grief' एकवचन है और 'was' लेता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns show sadness, but with different depth and cause.
ये संज्ञाएँ दुख दर्शाती हैं, पर गहराई और कारण में अलग हैं।
Sadness caused by loss or disappointment; slightly literary.
हानि या निराशा से उत्पन्न दुख; थोड़ा साहित्यिक।
- A tale of sorrow.
The outward expression of grief after a death.
मृत्यु के बाद शोक का बाहरी प्रदर्शन।
- The city was in mourning.
¶Idioms 2
come to grief
to end in failure; to have an accident
नाकाम होना; दुर्घटना का शिकार होना
- His business came to grief within a year.
good grief!
used to express surprise or shock
हे भगवान! (आश्चर्य या सदमे में)
- Good grief! Is it already ten o'clock?
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
I before e in grief and grieve; the adjective is grievous (not 'grievious').
Grief और grieve में e से पहले i; adjective grievous है ('grievious' गलत है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Come to grief.
Idiom 'come to grief' भी पूछा जाता है।