Feels deep sadness and sorrow, typically because of a loss or death; mourns or laments.
From Old French 'grever' and Latin 'gravare' (to burden, to make heavy). Grief literally comes from the idea that sadness weighs heavily on the heart, making you feel burdened.
The word 'grave' (serious) and 'grief' and 'gravity' all come from the same Latin root meaning 'heavy'—because sadness literally feels like a weight pressing down on you, and languages all over the world use heaviness as the metaphor for grief!
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