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past tense form of grieve.
past participle of grieve.

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affected adj.
afflicted adj.
brokenhearted adj.
sad adj.
sore adj.
sorry adj.
upset adj.

ADJECTIVE

affected

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afflicted concerned damaged distressed impressed overwhelmed stirred touched troubled

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altered changed compassionate excited impaired influenced injured stimulated tender upset

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overwrought sorry sympathetic

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calm collected happy sane untroubled

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hard

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unmoved unperturbed unswayed

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afflicted

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depressed stricken

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cursed impaired suffering

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doleful

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brokenhearted

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crestfallen crushed desolate despairing despondent disappointed disconsolate grief-stricken heartbroken heartsick heartsore inconsolable miserable mournful prostrated sorrowful wretched

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happy lighthearted pleased

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sad

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depressed heartbroken melancholy mournful pessimistic somber sorrowful sorry unhappy

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bereaved blue cheerless dejected despairing despondent disconsolate distressed doleful down downcast forlorn gloomy glum grief-stricken heartsick heavy-hearted hurting inconsolable low low-spirited morose pensive wistful

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bitter down in dumps down in the mouth in doldrums in grief in the dumps languishing lugubrious morbid out of sorts sick at heart troubled weeping woebegone

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cheerful glad happy hopeful joyful

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sore

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resentful

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annoying pressing sensitive smarting upset

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afflicted aggrieved annoyed critical distressing grieving indignant irked irritated pained peeved stung troubled urgent vexed weighty

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delighted good happy pleased well

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sorry

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pitiful sad sorrowful unhappy

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disconsolate distressed heartbroken heavy-hearted melancholy mournful rueful saddened

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happy

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glad heartened hopeful joyful

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upset

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agitated amazed blue capsized confused disconcerted dismayed disordered disquieted distressed dragged hurt ill low muddled overturned rattled ruffled shocked sick spilled thrown toppled troubled tumbled unsettled unzipped worried

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all torn up antsy apprehensive broken up bummed out chaotic come apart frantic in disarray jittery jumpy overwrought psyched-out put out shook-up tipped over unglued upside-down

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calm clean collected comforted composed content decent happy healthy joyful methodical moral ordered organized pleased settled sound strong systematic untroubled unworried well

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undisturbed

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She grieved his death through art, painting a large oil portrait of him wearing a cowboy hat that she leaned against the wall of her Brooklyn loft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

He also asked for people to give him and his wife, author Bella Mackie, some privacy as they grieved.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

He turned down a chance to coach his country in 2006, believing that the busier fixture list at Wasps would suit him better as he grieved the death of his brother.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

They rebuilt their lives, married, and grieved when they lost loved ones of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

He knew his father was grieved, for he swallowed hard and the quiet spells came to him too.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

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