Grief vs Powerless - What's the difference?
grief | powerless |
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.
Lacking sufficient power or strength.
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Lacking legal authority.
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 an adjective powerless is
lacking sufficient power or strength.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 ----powerless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- You are powerless to stop me
- The traffic warden was powerless to stop me driving away.