grief, grieve

grief, grieve
   "As U.S. travel abroad drops, Europe grieves" (New York Times headline). Did it? I wonder. Europe may have been alarmed at, suffered from, or fretted over the loss of American tourist revenue, but is it reasonable to suggest that grief was attached? Similar strong, emotive words-mourn, ravage, anguish, and so on-are better reserved for strong, emotive contexts.
   See also plea, plead.

Dictionary of troublesome word. . 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • grief, grieve —     As U.S. travel abroad drops, Europe grieves (New York Times headline). Did it? I wonder. Europe may have been alarmed at, suffered from, or fretted over the loss of American tourist revenue, but is it reasonable to suggest that grief was… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • grieve — grieve, mourn, sorrow mean to feel or express one s sorrow or grief. Grieve implies actual mental suffering, whether it is shown outwardly or not; the term often also connotes the concentration of one s mind on one s loss, trouble, or cause of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • grief — [ grijɛf ] n. m. • 1269; de grever 1 ♦ Vx Dommage que l on subit. Mod. Dr. Griefs d appel : ce en quoi le demandeur se trouve lésé par un jugement dont il appelle. 2 ♦ (Plur. ou loc.) Sujet, motif de plainte (généralement contre une personne). ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Grieve — (gr[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grieving}.] [OE. greven, OF. grever, fr. L. gravare to burden, oppress, fr. gravis heavy. See {Grief.}] 1. To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grief — (gr[=e]f), n. [OE. grief, gref, OF. grief, gref, F. grief, L. gravis heavy; akin to Gr. bary s, Skr. guru, Goth. ka[ u]rus. Cf. {Barometer}, {Grave}, a., {Grieve}, {Gooroo.}] 1. Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grief — grief, ève 1. (gri èf, è v . Prononcez grié, dit au XVIe siècle PALSGRAVE, p. 62) adj. 1°   Qui pèse sur la personne comme un poids qui l accable. •   Il défendit sous de grièves peines d appeler Catherine reine d Angleterre, MAUCROIX Schisme, l …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • grieve — grēv vb, grieved; griev·ing vt to feel or show grief over <grieving the death of her son> vi to feel grief …   Medical dictionary

  • grieve — (v.) early 13c., cause pain, from tonic stem of O.Fr. grever to burden, oppress, aggravate (see GRIEF (Cf. grief)). Meaning be very sad, lament is from c.1300. Related: Grieved; GRIEVING (Cf. grieving) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Grieve — Grieve, v. i. To feel grief; to be in pain of mind on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn; often followed by at, for, or over. [1913 Webster] Do not you grieve at this. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grief — [grēf] n. [ME gref < OFr, sorrow, grief < grever: see GRIEVE] 1. intense emotional suffering caused by loss, disaster, misfortune, etc.; acute sorrow; deep sadness 2. a cause or the subject of such suffering 3. Informal a) irritation or… …   English World dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”