ironServices.com

English Dictionary

  • Hide translation

 grievous grievous /ˈgriːvəs/

adjective

  1. () Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm  ( life-threatening , dangerous , grievous , grave , serious , severe )
    causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
     A dangerous operation
    a dangerous operation
     A grave situation
    a grave situation
     A grave illness
    a grave illness
     Grievous bodily harm
    grievous bodily harm
     A serious wound
    a serious wound
     A serious turn of events
    a serious turn of events
     A severe case of pneumonia
    a severe case of pneumonia
     A life-threatening disease
    a life-threatening disease
  2. Shockingly brutal or cruel  ( atrocious , flagitious , grievous , monstrous )
    shockingly brutal or cruel
     Murder is an atrocious crime
    murder is an atrocious crime
     A grievous offense against morality
    a grievous offense against morality
     A grievous crime
    a grievous crime
     No excess was too monstrous for them to commit
    no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
  3. Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought  ( grave , grievous , heavy , weighty )
    of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
     Grave responsibilities
    grave responsibilities
     Faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
    faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
     A grievous fault
    a grievous fault
     Heavy matters of state
    heavy matters of state
     The weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
    the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
  4. Causing or marked by grief or anguish  ( grievous , heartbreaking , heartrending )
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
     A grievous loss
    a grievous loss
     A grievous cry
    a grievous cry
     Her sigh was heartbreaking
    her sigh was heartbreaking
     The heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
    the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter