Grief and Wreck

Grief

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

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

Nearby Words: grieve, grieving

Wreck noun - The portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed.

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Grief and wreck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grief" instead a noun "Wreck".

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

human	human grief	human wreck
utter	utter grief	utter wreck
serious	serious grief	serious wreck
horrible	horrible grief	horrible wreck
Other adjectives: psychological, insane.

Instead, there is one major trauma — which, when touched upon, opens up a heaving wall of repressed guilt and grief, and renders the mobster an emotional wreck for weeks.

Source: Single-Issue Psychology

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