grief / ɡrēf
noun deep sadness, often caused by bereavement A day of grief lasts longer than a month of joy. Chinese Proverb a cause for deep suffering Light griefs can speak, but deeper ones are dumb. Latin Proverb trouble It is a grief to one beggar that there is another at the door. Dutch Proverb playful teasing or criticism He didn’t give me grief over the hours I spent in the studio with pieces of paper. I did not give him grief over the hours he spent hitting gold balls on the fairways and greens. from ‘Artful Grief: A Diary of Healing’ by Sharon Strouse, ?-