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grief

noun / verb

Meaning

  1. nounSuffering, hardship. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

    Example: The neighbour's teenagers give me grief every time they see me.

  2. verbTo deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to do this as one’s primary activity in the game, and especially by exploiting game mechanics without using cheats to do so, often through acts of destruction or vandalism.
  3. nounEmotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.

    Example: She was worn out from so much grief.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Five-letter puzzle facts

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#596 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
Can be a Play Five answer
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Tests likely letters better than 66% of common five-letter words.
Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None

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