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(idiom) to be overcome with grief

悲痛欲绝
bēi tòng yù jué
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to be so in pain as to not want to live · to be so grieved as to wish one were dead痛不欲生tòng bù yù shēnggrieved · sorrowful悲痛bēi tòngto think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) · to ponder about a painful experience痛定思痛tòng dìng sī tòng(lit.) as if in mourning for one's parents (idiom) · (fig.) (often pejorative) inconsolable; distraught如丧考妣rú sàng kǎo bǐunable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought · overcome with sorrow · heartbroken悲不自胜bēi bù zì shèng
Antonyms
to be wild with joy (idiom)欣喜若狂xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
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