Grief

Grief

Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something to which a bond was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, and philosophical dimensions. While the terms are often used interchangeably, bereavement refers to the state of loss, and grief is the reaction to loss.

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Famous quotes containing the word grief:

    “I suffered for birds, for young rabbits caught in the mower,
    My grief was not excessive.
    For to come upon warblers in early May
    Was to forget time and death:”
    —Theodore Roethke (1908–1963)

    “Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure:
    Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.”
    —William Congreve (1670–1729)