On the faces of the grief-stricken refugees appeared a faint smile.
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Grief-stricken
Synonyms for "grief-stricken" (104 found)
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Adjective(26 words)
disconsolatedisgruntleddishearteneddismaldispiriteddolefuldolesomedowndown in the dumpsdown in the mouthdowncastdownhearteddownsomedullelegiacelegiousforlorngloomyglumgrieving
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9 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- опечален adj (greatly saddened)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 悱惻 /悱恻 adj (greatly saddened)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 悱惻 /悱恻 adj (greatly saddened)
Estonian
1 entries- murest murtud adj (greatly saddened)
Finnish
1 entries- surun murtama adj (greatly saddened)
Italian
1 entries- tristissimo adj (greatly saddened)
Māori
3 entries- pākatokato adj (greatly saddened)
- pūkatokato adj (greatly saddened)
- tūmatatenga adj (greatly saddened)
Sample sentences
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The grief-stricken family had to wait more than a decade to see their son's killer brought to justice.
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Tom is grief-stricken.
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Layla was grief-stricken.
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