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English

Etymology
From OF. #French|grief.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-grief.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. pain|Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of one's self or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.

#: Her betrayal caused Jeff grief.
#: Surely, he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. -Isaiah 53:4

1. Cause of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial; grievance.

#: She was worn out from so much grief.

1. Physical pain, or a cause of it; malady.

#: My elbow has been giving me grief.

1. colloquial hassle, abuse

#: Fred was giving me grief over the money I owed him.

See also
grieve

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
trans-top|sadness (1)
Czech: žal m
Ewe: konyifafa
Finnish: suru
German: Kummer
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|داخ
Old English: cearu f
Swedish: sorg, bedrövelse,
Portuguese pesar
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ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: bròn m, dòlas m, doilgheas m, èislean m, mulad m
ttbc|Swedish: smärta (3)
ttbc|Spanish: pesar, dolor

French

Etymology
Ultimately from Latin gravis

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-grief.ogg|Audio (US)

w:IPA|IPA: /ɡ�i.j�f/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /gRi.jEf/

Noun
grief

1. complaint

Category:French nouns

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• 2007-11-05 15:07 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Ewe]]

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