grief-stricken
adjective
: very sad : deeply affected by grief
The death of his son has left him grief-stricken.
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Jeff Baena, the director and screenwriter who was married to Aubrey Plaza, died by suicide last week at age 47 – leaving the public stunned and his friends and loved ones grief-stricken.
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David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
In both books, the heroine’s parents bind her powers with tea; the male lead is guilty and grief-stricken over his older brother’s murder.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Residents of Cetinje, a town of some 17,000 people, were stunned and grief-stricken.
—Risto Bozovic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Napoletano remembers feeling grief-stricken and terrified.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Marine Mind is grief-stricken, its founder Sebastian Strand said over text message on Wednesday.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Many were afraid and grief-stricken after the shooting.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
The teen’s mother was too grief-stricken to talk to reporters.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024
Unfortunately, Susan ultimately died after having a stroke in 2004, leaving both Warren and Astrid grief-stricken.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
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David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
In both books, the heroine’s parents bind her powers with tea; the male lead is guilty and grief-stricken over his older brother’s murder.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Residents of Cetinje, a town of some 17,000 people, were stunned and grief-stricken.
—Risto Bozovic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Napoletano remembers feeling grief-stricken and terrified.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Marine Mind is grief-stricken, its founder Sebastian Strand said over text message on Wednesday.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Many were afraid and grief-stricken after the shooting.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
The teen’s mother was too grief-stricken to talk to reporters.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024
Unfortunately, Susan ultimately died after having a stroke in 2004, leaving both Warren and Astrid grief-stricken.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
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“Grief-stricken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grief-stricken. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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