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Grief vs Disappointment - What's the difference?

grief | disappointment |

In countable|lang=en terms the difference between grief and disappointment

is that grief is (countable) cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial while disappointment is (countable) a circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met.

As nouns the difference between grief and disappointment

is that grief is suffering, hardship while disappointment is (uncountable) the emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met.

As a verb 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.

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).

    Related terms

    * grievance * grieve * grievous

    External links

    * * * English internet slang ----

    disappointment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) The emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met.
    • Choking back his disappointment after his own team's splendid wins against Liverpool and Aston Villa, he said: "I've got to be humble and say we were beaten by a very good side."'' — ''Today , News Group Newspapers Ltd, 1992
  • (countable) A circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 5 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.}}
    As the disappointments crowded in — the economy, Rhodesia, strife within the trade-union movement — tried the expedient of a semi-formal inner Cabinet, or Parliamentary Committee, as he misleadingly liked to call it.'' — ''Cabinet , Hennessy, Peter, Basil Blackwell Ltd, 1990

    Related terms

    * disappoint