Grief and Want

Grief

Grief noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.

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Want and grief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a noun "Grief".

Nearby Words: grieve, grieving

Want noun - The fact or state of being absent.

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Grief and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grief" instead a noun "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

good	good grief	good want
true	true grief	true want
powerful	powerful grief	powerful want
real	real grief	real want
Other adjectives: extreme, great, little, horrible, personal, minor, insane, several, mad.

Wesley calls her on this, and she explains that his grief is "like ashes in my mouth" and she doesn't want to deal with the grief of Fred's parents as well.

Source: That Makes Me Feel Angry
There are still memories of the time before Sameness, when people still knew want, and grief, and pain... and happiness and love.All those dangerous memories have to go somewhere.

Source: Literature / The Giver
If you're looking to save our resident Grammar Nazis some grief, however, you may want to read the following.

Source: Tips on Grammar

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