1. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
   "The grieving widow found solace in her memories";
   - bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, mourning, sorrowing

1. Feel grief
   "The widow grieved for her late husband";
   - sorrow
    
2. Cause to feel sorrow
   "his behaviour grieves his mother";
   - aggrieve

See also: sorrowful

Type of: ache, afflict, hurt, suffer

Encyclopedia: Grieving