grievous C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈɡrivəs/ UK /ˈɡriːvəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj causing great suffering, harm, or sorrow; very serious His careless words caused her grievous pain. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing great suffering,... seriousseveregravedireegregiousheinouscalamitous ↔ Opposites trivialminorslightnegligible Word family Forms grievously Derived forms grievouslygrievousness Related forms griefgrievegrievancegravamen Etymology AI details From Old French grevos ('heavy, grievous'), from grief ('hardship'), from Latin gravis ('heavy'). grevos Old French gravis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # grievous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡrivəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡriːvəs/ ## Meanings 1. causing great suffering, harm, or sorrow; very serious ## Examples - His careless words caused her grievous pain. ## Synonyms - serious - severe - grave - dire - egregious - heinous - calamitous ## Antonyms - trivial - minor - slight - negligible ## Derived Forms - grievously - grievousness ## Related Forms - grief - grieve - grievance - gravamen ## Roots and Affixes - Root: grevos - Root: gravis ## Etymology From Old French grevos ('heavy, grievous'), from grief ('hardship'), from Latin gravis ('heavy'). ## AI Etymology Grievous is from Old French grevos ('heavy, grievous'), from grief ('hardship'), from Latin gravis ('heavy'). In present-day use, it means causing great suffering, harm, or sorrow; very serious. Derived formations include grievously and grievousness. Related vocabulary includes grief, grieve, grievance, and gravamen. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown