grief-stricken
adjective
: very sad : deeply affected by grief
The death of his son has left him grief-stricken.
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The teaser for the historical Netflix drama set in 19th-century New York and Dublin and from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight sees the moneyed family heirs — Arthur, Edward, Anne and Ben — left doubly grief-stricken by the impact of their father’s will.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025
The rest of the body camera footage features interviews with the hysterical and grief-stricken friends and roommates of the victims being interviewed by police.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
IndyStar reached out to the mother, who was too grief-stricken to comment on the status of her daughter's case.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
The victim’s immediate family were too grief-stricken to talk Saturday.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Johansson’s performance is strange, swinging from oddly perky to grief-stricken by both the loss of her mother and a colleague in a car bombing.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
That can put them on edge and heighten their separation anxiety, Langan said, and if their owners are depressed or grief-stricken about loss and uncertainty, the animals absorb those emotions too.
—Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
An enraged and grief-stricken Beatrix attacks Luca and gets a hold of his gun, shooting him at close range.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
In this very twisted take on the Bambi story, our deer — now not simply grief-stricken over the death of his mother but also mutated, effing enormous and sporting an array of sharp, terrifying teeth — embarks on a deadly rampage through the woods seeking revenge.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025
The rest of the body camera footage features interviews with the hysterical and grief-stricken friends and roommates of the victims being interviewed by police.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
IndyStar reached out to the mother, who was too grief-stricken to comment on the status of her daughter's case.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
The victim’s immediate family were too grief-stricken to talk Saturday.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Johansson’s performance is strange, swinging from oddly perky to grief-stricken by both the loss of her mother and a colleague in a car bombing.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
That can put them on edge and heighten their separation anxiety, Langan said, and if their owners are depressed or grief-stricken about loss and uncertainty, the animals absorb those emotions too.
—Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
An enraged and grief-stricken Beatrix attacks Luca and gets a hold of his gun, shooting him at close range.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
In this very twisted take on the Bambi story, our deer — now not simply grief-stricken over the death of his mother but also mutated, effing enormous and sporting an array of sharp, terrifying teeth — embarks on a deadly rampage through the woods seeking revenge.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Grief-stricken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grief-stricken. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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