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ungrief

ungrief noun: the absence of grief; grieflessness.

Noun

ungrief (uncountable)

  1. The absence of grief; grieflessness.
    • Shrinking from the conflict, the conflict of the mind between the dread of grief and the shameful guilt of ungrief at the prospect of a new life opening for herself and Mark.1979, Shelley Smith, A Grave Affair
    • What is promised us, we who were born bloody: ungrief after the dwindled time, […]2012, Ernst Meister, In Time's Rift

Origin of ungrief

From un- (“lack or absence of”) + grief.

Questions about ungrief

What does ungrief mean?
Ungrief means the absence of grief; grieflessness.
What part of speech is ungrief?
Ungrief is a noun.

Words near ungrief in the dictionary

  1. ungrew
  2. ungrey
  3. ungreyed
  4. ungridded
  5. ungridlocked
  6. ungrief
  7. ungrievable
  8. ungrieve
  9. ungrieved
  10. ungrieves
  11. ungrieving

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