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Definition of Grief-stricken
1. Adjective. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation. "Bereft of hope"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grief-stricken
Literary usage of Grief-stricken
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Woman: In All Ages and in All Countries by Edward Bagby Pollard, Mitchell Carroll, Alfred Brittain, Pierce Butler, John Robert Effinger, Hugo Paul Thieme, Hermann Schoenfeld, Bartlett Burleigh James, John Ruse Larus (1908)
"Grief- stricken and dejected as she was, Octavia probably gave but little attention
to the opening lines; but her interest was aroused as the poet proceeded ..."
2. Life in the Sandwich Islands: Or, The Heart of the Pacific, as it was and is by Henry Theodore Cheever (1856)
"... common weakness commented upon—Difference of behavior between sentimental and
genuine sorrow—The acting of a fine mind when sin or grief-stricken, ..."
3. Posthumous Memoirs of Karoline Bauer: From the German by Karoline Bauer (1884)
"... the dismayed, grief-stricken face exhibited by the angel-like, beautiful bride,
as she sat beside her husband. Prince Alexander was shockingly ugly. ..."
4. Michail Gourakin: The Heart of a Russian by N A Lappo-Danilevskai︠a︡ (1917)
"... did not wish to forsake his grief-stricken aunt, but his leave was up and he
could not remain longer. It was decided that Marie would go to live in ..."
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