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- Dictionarygrievous/ˈɡriːvəs/
adjective
- 1. (of something bad) very severe or serious: formal "his death was a grievous blow" Similar Opposite
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having very serious effects or causing great pain: Her death is a grievous loss to the whole of the community. grievous wounds. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having a bad result or outcome. serious Her condition is not thought to be serious. bad He got a bad case of food poisoning. big Online fraud is a big problem.
1. : causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow. a grievous wound. a grievous loss. 2. : oppressive, onerous. grievous costs of war. 3. : serious, grave. grievous fault. grievously adverb. grievousness noun. Synonyms. bitter. brutal. burdensome. cruel. excruciating. grim. hardhanded. harsh. heavy.
If something is called grievous, you better take it seriously. Grievous is used to describe horrible things like tragedies or crimes. If you have a grievous wound, a band aid simply won't do.
having very serious effects or causing great pain: Her death is a grievous loss to the whole of the community. grievous wounds. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having a bad result or outcome. serious Her condition is not thought to be serious. bad He got a bad case of food poisoning. big Online fraud is a big problem.
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe something such as a loss as grievous, you mean that it is extremely serious or worrying in its effects. Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries. Mr Morris said the victims had suffered from a very grievous mistake.
characterized by great pain or suffering; severe: grievous bodily harm; a grievous injury. having serious effects; grave: a grievous mistake; grievous faults. extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, brutal, etc.; atrocious: a grievous offense against morality; grievous crimes.
adj. 1. very severe or painful: a grievous injury. 2. very serious; heinous: a grievous sin. 3. showing or marked by grief: a grievous cry. 4. causing great pain or suffering: a grievous attack. ˈgrievously adv. ˈgrievousness n.
