grief-stricken

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A woman sits grief-stricken by a window, holding a photograph.

Definition

Adjective:
- Overwhelmed with intense sorrow and distress: The word "grief-stricken" describes a state of being deeply and profoundly affected by grief, typically due to a significant loss, such as the death of a loved one.
- Bereft of hope; despairing: It can also imply a feeling of hopelessness and profound sadness that comes with deprivation or loss.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- The grief-stricken family gathered to mourn their loss. (The family, overwhelmed by sorrow, came together.)
- She was grief-stricken for months after her friend passed away. (She was in a state of deep distress for a long period.)
- His grief-stricken expression revealed the depth of his pain. (His face showed he was profoundly sorrowful.)

Advanced Usage

Used attributively (before a noun): Often used directly before a noun to describe the person or group experiencing the grief.
- The news left the entire community grief-stricken.
Used predicatively (after a linking verb like 'be', 'feel', 'become'): Describes the subject's state.
- He felt utterly grief-stricken and alone.

Variants and Related Words

Grief (n): Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
- She was overcome with grief.
Stricken (adj): Seriously affected by an undesirable condition or feeling.
- Poverty-stricken, panic-stricken.
Bereaved (adj): Deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.
- The bereaved parents received support.

Synonyms

Heartbroken: Suffering from overwhelming distress, especially due to disappointment in love.
Devastated: Extremely upset and shocked.
Desolate: Feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.
Inconsolable: (of a person or their grief) not able to be comforted or alleviated.

Antonyms

Related Idioms and Phrases

Stricken with grief: This is a common collocation that reinforces the meaning of "grief-stricken."
- She was stricken with grief upon hearing the tragic news.
To be in mourning: To show grief following a death, especially by wearing black clothes. This describes the formal or outward state, while "grief-stricken" describes the intense inner emotional state.
- The grief-stricken widow was in mourning for a year.

A woman sits grief-stricken by a window, holding a photograph.

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