grief-stricken
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grief-stricken — grief .stricken adj feeling very sad because of something that has happened ▪ The grief stricken widow refused to leave her dead husband s side … Dictionary of contemporary English
grief-stricken — [grēf′strik΄ən] adj. stricken with grief; keenly distressed; sorrowful … English World dictionary
grief-stricken — grief ,stricken or grief ,struck adjective extremely sad … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grief-stricken — [adj] sad, sorrowful anguished, cheerless, dejected, depressed, despairing, devastated, distressed, down, heartbroken, heartsick, heavyhearted, hurting, inconsolable, melancholy, miserable, morose, overcome, troubled, unhappy, woebegone; concept… … New thesaurus
grief-stricken — ADJ GRADED If someone is grief stricken, they are extremely sad about something that has happened. [FORMAL] ...the grief stricken family... The Queen was grief stricken over his death … English dictionary
grief-stricken — adjective sorrowful through loss or deprivation (Freq. 1) bereft of hope • Syn: ↑bereaved, ↑bereft, ↑grieving, ↑mourning, ↑sorrowing • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
grief-stricken — /ˈgrif strɪkən/ (say greef strikuhn) adjective stricken or smitten with grief or sorrow; afflicted …
grief stricken — Synonyms and related words: aggrieved, anguished, careworn, doleful, dolorous, dumb with grief, griefful, grieved, grievous, in grief, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, plangent, plunged in grief, rueful, sorrowed, sorrowful, sorrowing … Moby Thesaurus
grief-stricken — /greef strik euhn/, adj. overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
grief-stricken — anguished, smitten with grief or sorrow (often because of bereavement) … English contemporary dictionary
