Grief-stricken
Grief-stricken adjective - Sorrowful through loss or deprivation.
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Synonyms for Grief-stricken
Heartbroken is a synonym for grief-stricken in sad topic. In some cases you can use "Heartbroken" instead an adjective phrase "Grief-stricken", when it comes to topics like sorrowful. popular alternative
Heartbroken
Heartbroken adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Grief-stricken is a synonym for heartbroken in melancholy topic. You can use "Grief-stricken" instead an adjective "Heartbroken", if it concerns topics such as anguished. popular alternative
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Related pairs
- dejected and grief-stricken
- dejected and heartbroken
- sad and grief-stricken
- sad and heartbroken
- miserable and grief-stricken
- miserable and heartbroken
- despondent and grief-stricken
- despondent and heartbroken
- desolate and grief-stricken
- desolate and heartbroken
- sorrowful and grief-stricken
- sorrowful and heartbroken
- disconsolate and grief-stricken
- disconsolate and heartbroken
Both words in one sentence
- And after Peter, rather than owning up to his betrayal when Sirius chased him down in a grief-stricken fury, framed Sirius for the Potters' murder and Peter's own killing spree, Sirius was so heartbroken that he broke down into hysterical laughter and was dragged off to Azkaban without struggling.
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