Words from this root (11)
grief
B2
/ɡɹiːf/
Deep sadness, especially after someone you love dies.
aggrieve
C2+
/əˈɡriv/
to cause distress or injury to someone, especially by unjust treatment
aggravate
C2+
/ˈæɡrəˌveɪt/
to make a problem worse, or to annoy someone
grievous
C2+
/ˈɡrivəs/
causing great suffering, harm, or sorrow; very serious
engrieve
C2+
/ɪnˈɡriv/
to cause grief to; afflict with sorrow
aggrievance
C2+
/əˈɡrivəns/
a grievance; a feeling or cause of being wronged
aggravation
C2+
/ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃən/
a worsening of something, or a source of annoyance
gravid
C2+
/ˈɡrævɪd/
pregnant; full of eggs; heavy with significance
griefful
C2+
/ˈɡriːffəl/
full of grief; sorrowful (archaic)
gravamen
C2+
/ɡrəˈveɪmən/
the essential or most serious part of a grievance or accusation
gravitative
C2+
/ˈɡrævɪˌteɪtɪv/
relating to or operating by gravitation