good grief

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good grief

interjection

An expression of surprise or shock.
Similar: wow
An expression of dismay and disgust.
Similar: dammit

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intj expression of surprise or shock

Español	caramba, hostia, caracoles
Português	Deus do céu!, caralho
Français	mon Dieu, ça alors, bon sang, voyons donc
Deutsch	ach, du meine Güte, du meine Güte, ach, du liebe Güte, ach, du grüne Neune, ach, du liebe Zeit, herrje
Italiano	oddio, santo cielo, porca vacca, porca troia, cazzo, per la miseria
Ελληνικά	μη χειρότερα mi cheirótera

intj expression of dismay and disgust

Español	por el amor de Dios, caramba
日本語	やれやれ yareyare
Português	valha-me Deus!, Que saco
Français	bon sang
Deutsch	um Himmels willen, um Gottes willen
Italiano	che schifo, che cazzo

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"good grief." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/good%20grief. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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good grief. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/good%20grief

Chicago

"good grief." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/good%20grief.

BibTeX

@misc{good_grief_2026,
  title = {good grief},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/good%20grief},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}