grief meaning
EN
[ɡriːf] [-iːf] 
US WGrief
- Grief is a multifaceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something that has died, to which a bond or affection was formed.
- Grief is a natural response to loss. It is the emotional suffering one feels when something or someone the individual loves is taken away. Grief is also a reaction to any loss.
- ^ Melinda Smith, J. S. (2012, January). Coping with Grief and Loss. Retrieved March 15, 2012, from helpguide.org: http://helpguide.org/mental/grief_loss.htm
- ^ America, H. F. (2012). Grief. Retrieved March 15, 2012, from Hospice Foundation of America: http://www.hospicefoundation.org/grief
FR grief 
- NounPLgriefs
- Suffering, hardship.
- Pain of mind arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
- She was worn out from so much grief.
- The betrayal caused Jeff grief.
- (countable) Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial.
- Surely, he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. -Isaiah 53:4
- Suffering, hardship.
- VerbSGgriefsPRgriefingPT, PPgriefed
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Her eyes clouded over with grief as we told her what had happened.
- Our spirits, biggened by their griefs and fears, Sadden and dwindle, with their backward view, All they behold.
- Fred was giving me grief over the money I owed him.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of grief in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "grief" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb.