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Bereaved vs Grief - What's the difference?

bereaved | grief |

As verbs the difference between bereaved and grief

is that bereaved is (bereave) while grief is (online gaming) to deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially , to do this as one’s primary activity in the game.

As an adjective bereaved

is having suffered the death of a loved one.

As a noun grief is

suffering, hardship.

bereaved

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having suffered the death of a loved one
  • ''bereaved relatives

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bereave)
  • Anagrams

    *

    grief

    English

    (wikipedia grief)

    Noun

  • 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

    Derived terms

    * give someone grief

    Verb

    (en verb) (Griefer)
  • (online gaming) To deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially , to do this as one’s primary activity in the game.
  • Usage notes

    * This verb is most commonly found in the gerund-participle (griefing) and the derived noun (griefer).