Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grief-struck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
grief-struck
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very sad; grief-stricken.

Etymology

From grief + struck.

Inflected Forms

more grief-struck (comparative) most grief-struck (superlative) griefstruck (alternative)

Questions

What does grief-struck mean?
Very sad; grief-stricken.
Where does grief-struck come from?
From grief + struck.

How to pronounce grief-struck

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