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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries슬퍼하다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seulpeohada
"사랑하는 사람을 잃은 슬픔을 극복하는 데는 시간이 걸린다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To suffer deeply from sorrow, especially because of someone's death.
"It takes a long time to grieve after losing a loved one." - 2
To cause someone to feel intense sorrow or distress.
"It grieves me to see such waste of talent."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 13th-century Old French word 'grever' (to burden, oppress, afflict), which traces back to the Latin 'gravare' meaning 'to make heavy' (from 'gravis', meaning heavy). Over time, the meaning shifted from general distress or burdening to the specific emotional suffering associated with loss and bereavement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grieve" is said worldwide
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pleurer
Transliteration: plœʁe
"Il est normal de pleurer un être cher."
trauern
Transliteration: tʁaʊɐn
"Die Familie trauert um den Verlust."
addolorarsi
Transliteration: addoloraɾsi
"È naturale addolorarsi in questi momenti."
afligirse
Transliteration: afligikse
"Ella necesita tiempo para afligirse en paz."
lutar
Transliteration: luptaɾ
"Todos precisam de tempo para lamentar a perda."
विलाप करना
Transliteration: vilap karna
"प्रियजन की मृत्यु पर विलाप करना स्वाभाविक है।"
悲伤
Transliteration: bēi shāng
"失去亲人后，他陷入了深深的悲伤之中。"
슬퍼하다
Transliteration: seulpeohada
"사랑하는 사람을 잃은 슬픔을 극복하는 데는 시간이 걸린다."
嘆く
Transliteration: nageku
"彼らは愛する者の死を嘆き悲しんだ。"
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