1. A deep mental anguish; such as, that which comes from bereavement: "The young man has not been able to recover from his grief over his brother's sudden death."
2. Annoyance or frustration: "Any attempt to follow his instructions brought nothing but grief."
3. Trouble or difficulty: "They told him that they had multiple griefs as they tried to meet the deadline." 4. Etymology: from the early 13th century, "hardship, suffering, pain, bodily affliction", from Old French grief, "wrong, injustice, misfortune, calamity", from grever, "afflict, burden, oppress", which came from Latin gravare, "to cause grief, to make heavy", from gravis, "weighty".