Definition: something that causes great unhappiness
Usage: her death was a great grief to John
Similar words: negative stimulus
Definition: a stimulus with undesirable consequences
Synonyms: sorrow
Definition: an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
Usage: he tried to express his sorrow at her loss
Similar words: sadness, unhappiness
Definition: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
Synonyms: regret, rue, ruefulness, sorrow
Definition: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
Usage: he drank to drown his sorrows; he wrote a note expressing his regret; to his rue, the error cost him the game
Similar words: sadness, unhappiness
Definition: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
Synonyms: sorrow, sorrowfulness, sadness
Definition: the state of being sad
Usage: she tired of his perpetual sadness
Similar words: unhappiness
Definition: state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
Definition: feel grief
Similar words: suffer
Definition: experience (emotional) pain
Usage: Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers