Grief-stricken (adjective)

Deeply affected by grief or sorrow.

Origin:

Grief-stricken is formed from the combination of the words "grief" meaning "deep sorrow, especially caused by someone"s death" and "stricken" meaning "afflicted or affected by a particular condition or feeling.".

Examples:

1. She was grief-stricken after her mother's death.
2. The entire family was grief-stricken by the loss of their patriarch.
3. The grief-stricken father couldn"t bring himself to speak at his son"s funeral.
4. The grief-stricken woman couldn't stop crying for weeks.
5. The grief-stricken community came together to support each other.