## Meanings
1. Deep sadness, especially after someone you love dies.
2. Something that causes great unhappiness or trouble.
3. Annoyance or trouble caused by other people (informal).

## Examples
- She was overcome with grief after her father's death.
- Losing the house was a great grief to the whole family.
- The neighbour's kids give me grief every single day.

## Derived Forms
- eco-grief
- grief-stricken
- grief-struck
- griefful
- griefless
- grieflike
- griefsome
- griefwork
- griefy
- heartgrief
- spleef
- ungrief

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʷreh₂-
- Root: greef
- Root: grief
- Root: gravis

## Etymology
From Middle English greef, gref, from Old French grief (“grave, heavy, grievous, sad”), from Latin gravis (“heavy, grievous, sad”). Doublet of grave.

## AI Etymology
Grief comes from Middle English greef, gref, from Old French grief (“grave, heavy, grievous, sad”), from Latin gravis (“heavy, grievous, sad”). Doublet of grave. The historical line also includes *gʷreh₂- (Proto-Indo-European). In current use, the main senses are “Deep sadness, especially after someone you love dies” and “Something that causes great unhappiness or trouble”.

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- Emotions & Feelings
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