grief-stricken
/ˈɡriːf strɪkən/adjective
उच्चारण ग्रीफ़ स्ट्रिकन
शोकाकुल, शोक-संतप्त, दुःख से व्याकुल
Core word
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feeling extremely sad, especially because someone has died
शोकाकुल, शोक-संतप्त, दुःख से व्याकुल
- The grief-stricken family gathered outside the hospital.
- grief-stricken villagers mourning the victims of the flood
- The grief-stricken widow could hardly speak.
+ 2 more examples
- He sat there grief-stricken after hearing the news.
- Grief-stricken fans left flowers outside the singer's house.
Synonyms heartbroken devastated sorrowful inconsolable anguished
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
grief-stricken (predicative)
Use it after be, look or seem to describe a person overcome by sorrow, usually after a death or a terrible loss.
किसी मृत्यु या भारी क्षति के बाद गहरे शोक में डूबे व्यक्ति का वर्णन करने के लिए इसे be, look या seem के बाद प्रयोग करते हैं।
- Radhika's grandmother was grief-stricken when she heard the news.
- The mother looked grief-stricken at the funeral.
grief-stricken (before a noun)
Placed before a noun, it describes the people or group who are suffering, such as a family, a village or a nation.
संज्ञा से पहले आने पर यह पीड़ित लोगों या समूह, जैसे परिवार, गाँव या राष्ट्र, का वर्णन करता है।
- The grief-stricken family refused to speak to reporters.
- Neighbours gathered to comfort the grief-stricken widow.
grief-stricken + at/over
You can add at or over to name the event that caused the sorrow.
शोक का कारण बताने वाली घटना के लिए at या over जोड़ा जा सकता है।
- The villagers were grief-stricken at the loss of so many young lives in the flood.
- He was grief-stricken over his friend's sudden death.
grief-stricken (compound adjective)
It is a hyphenated compound, like terror-stricken or poverty-stricken, so keep the hyphen when you write it.
यह terror-stricken या poverty-stricken जैसा hyphen वाला compound adjective है, इसलिए लिखते समय hyphen रखें।
- The poverty-stricken and grief-stricken families received help from the district office.
+Collocations 4
grief-stricken + noun
familywidowparentsmotherrelativesnation
- The grief-stricken parents waited outside the hospital all night.
be/look + grief-stricken
belookseemappearfeel
- After the train accident, the whole town felt grief-stricken.
grief-stricken + response
weptcried outsat silentlycould not speakcollapsed
- The grief-stricken father sat silently beside the body of his son.
adverb + grief-stricken
utterlycompletelyvisiblyclearly
- She was visibly grief-stricken as she thanked everyone for coming.
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- The grief-stricken villagers lit lamps in memory of the soldiers.
शोक में डूबे ग्रामीणों ने सैनिकों की स्मृति में दीप जलाए।
- Radhika sat beside her grief-stricken friend and held her hand.
राधिका अपनी शोकग्रस्त सहेली के पास बैठी और उसका हाथ थामे रही।
- The minister met the grief-stricken families of the flood victims.
मंत्री ने बाढ़ पीड़ितों के शोकग्रस्त परिवारों से मुलाकात की।
- He was too grief-stricken to attend the exam the next morning.
वह इतना शोकग्रस्त था कि अगली सुबह परीक्षा देने नहीं जा सका।
- The grief-stricken crowd stood in silence as the cortege passed.
जब शव-यात्रा गुज़री तो शोकाकुल भीड़ चुपचाप खड़ी रही।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The family was very grief-stricken from the news.
✓ The family was very grief-stricken at the news.
Use at or over, not from, to name what caused the grief.
शोक का कारण बताने के लिए at या over का प्रयोग होता है, from का नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all describe sadness, but they differ in how deep it is and where it comes from.
ये सभी शब्द उदासी बताते हैं, पर उसकी गहराई और कारण में अंतर है।
Overwhelmed by deep sorrow, almost always after a death or terrible loss.
गहरे शोक से अभिभूत, प्रायः किसी की मृत्यु या भारी क्षति के बाद।
- The grief-stricken widow could not speak.
The general, everyday word for unhappiness of any strength.
किसी भी स्तर की उदासी के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- Radhika felt sad when her friend moved to another city.
Crushed by sorrow, often because of lost love or a bitter disappointment as well as death.
दुख से टूटा हुआ, केवल मृत्यु नहीं बल्कि टूटे रिश्ते या कड़वी निराशा के कारण भी।
- He was heartbroken when he missed the selection by one mark.