Grief vs Fury - What's the difference?
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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.
Extreme anger.
Strength or violence in action.
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*:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,!”
An angry or malignant person.
(obsolete) A thief.
* J. Fletcher
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.As a proper noun fury is
(lb) female personification of vengeance ().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 ----fury
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) furie, from (etyl)Noun
(furies)Derived terms
* furiousEtymology 2
(etyl) (lena) .Noun
(furies)- Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies .
