Definition of "grief" in English

noun

1. Suffering, hardship.

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

2. Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.

   • She was worn out from so much grief.
   • The betrayal caused Jeff grief.

3. (countable) A cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; a trial.

verb

1. (online gaming) To 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.