grievous

Meanings

• adjective

  severe or grave, causing great pain, anxiety, or distress

  - "The loss of a loved one is a grievous blow."
  - "The grievous injury required immediate medical attention."

• adjective

  causing deep sorrow or regret

  - "The mistake was a grievous error."
  - "The betrayal caused grievous feelings of hurt."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with grievous
deceives , receives , believes , achieves , sleeves , leaves

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Homophones

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1. Grievous (el-Latn) : severe or grave, causing great pain, anxiety, or distress
   

2. Grievance (el-Latn) : a complaint or objection, especially one made to an authority
   

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Variants

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grievous , grievously , grievousness , grievousnesses

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Forms

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the grievous, the more grievous, the most grievous, the grievously, grieved, grieving, grieves

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Etymology

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From Old French graveus, from gravier, 'heavy, serious,' from grave 'grave, serious, solemn,' from Latin gravis 'heavy, serious,' related to gradus 'step'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'grievous' comes from the Latin word 'gravis', which means 'heavy'.

2. In Middle English, 'grievous' was used to mean 'serious' or 'grave'.

3. The term 'grievous bodily harm' is a legal term used to describe injuries that are severe and likely to cause long-term harm or disability.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sorrow: A feeling of deep emotional pain, usually caused by loss or disappointment.

2. Regret: A feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an action or decision.

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Culture

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The term 'grievous' has been used extensively in literature and art to convey a sense of sorrow, regret, or deep pain. For example, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia sings 'Get thee to a nunnery. Fie, fie! fie! fie! O, fie! O, fie! O, fie! pish! I shall go tell Papa' after which she goes mad, illustrating the grievous impact of Hamlet's words.

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2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence using the word 'grievous' and remember it. For example, 'The grievous mistake cost the company millions of dollars.'

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