Grief vs Bereave - What's the difference?
grief | bereave |
Suffering, hardship.
Pain of mind arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
(countable) Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial.
(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.
To deprive by or as if by violence; rob; strip.
To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
To deprive of power; prevent.
To take away someone or something important or close; deprive.
(rare) To destroy life; cut off.
As verbs the difference between grief and bereave
is that 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 while bereave is to deprive by or as if by violence; rob; strip.As a noun grief
is suffering, hardship.grief
English
(wikipedia grief)Noun
- She was worn out from so much grief .
- The betrayal caused Jeff grief .
- Surely, he hath borne our griefs , and carried our sorrows. -Isaiah 53:4
Derived terms
* give someone griefVerb
(en verb) (Griefer)Usage notes
* This verb is most commonly found in the gerund-participle (griefing) and the derived noun (griefer).External links
* * * English internet slang ----bereave
English
Verb
- Death bereaved him of his wife.
- The castaways were bereft of hope.
