Distraught vs Grief - What's the difference?
distraught | grief |
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
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.
As an adjective distraught
is deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.As a noun grief is
suffering, hardship.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.distraught
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.
Derived terms
* distraughtly * distraughtnessSynonyms
* distressed * painedgrief
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