ungrief

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noun

The absence of grief; grieflessness.

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Meanings

nounungrief (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe absence of grief; grieflessness.

    What is promised us, we who were born bloody: ungrief after the dwindled time, […]

    2012, Ernst Meister, In Time's Rift
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    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
grieflessness

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gunfire
Cite this entry
APA

ungrief. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungrief

MLA

“ungrief.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungrief. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungrief,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungrief.

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