Grief-stricken

adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very sad.
Adjective
  1. 1
    sorrowful through loss or deprivation wordnet

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anguishedatrabiliaryatrabiliousbereavedbereftblitheless

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"On the faces of the grief-stricken refugees appeared a faint smile."

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