grievous
Causing grief, pain, or sorrowCausing grief, pain, or sorrow.
» This is a grievous mistake.
Meaning
2 sensesCausing grief, pain, or sorrow.
schmerzlich
мучи́тельныйmučítelʹnyj, печа́льныйpečálʹnyj
causing or marked by grief or anguish
Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
ernst, ernsthaft, schwerwiegend
тяжкийtjažkij
Examples
5 sentencesThis is a grievous mistake.
But the Lord scourged Pharaoh and his house with most grievous stripes for Sarai, Abram's wife.
You know Grievous Bodily Harm? Just how bad do the injuries have to be before it counts as Grievous?
And the Lord said: The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha is multiplied, and their sin is become exceedingly grievous.
Mr T (19 years old) avoided conviction for murder, but was found guilty of grievous bodily harm for having intentionally caused wounds.
ruГосподин Т., девятнадцати лет, избежал статьи за убийство, но был признан виновным в нанесении тяжких телесных повреждений за умышленное нанесение ран.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English grevous, from Anglo-Norman grevous, from Old French grever, from LatinFrom Middle English grevous, from Anglo-Norman grevous, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō (“to burden”). Developed in the 13th century. Equivalent to grief + -ous.
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Forms
more grievous, most grievous| Comparative | more grievous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most grievous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
62 synonyms- causing or marked by grief or anguish:heartbreakingheartrending
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought:graveheavyweighty
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm:dangerousgraveseriousseverelife-threatening
- shockingly brutal or cruel:atrociousflagitiousmonstrous
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form