grievous

Signification (Anglais)

1. Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
2. Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.

Concepts

grave

pénible

atroce

lourd

douloureux

considérable

prudent

sérieux

sévère

circonspect

abominable

grief

dangereux

gratuit

ignoble

majeur

monstrueux

Synonymes

sad

☹️

sorrowful

grave

🪦

serious

doleful

mournful

heavy

arduous

miserable

severe

distressing

woeful

flagitious

atrocious

exacting

regretful

monstrous

pathetic

tough

bleak

awkward

heartrending

causing grief

troublous

tragic

very severe

weighty

hurtful

heartbreaking

seriously

severely

depressed

saddening

deplorable

painful

dangerous

challenging

melancholic

bad

👎

lamentable

burdensome

life-threatening

big

hard

downcast

dolorous

blasting

displeasing

dismal

black

Traductions

grave

pijnlijk

doloroso

zwaar

üzücü

severo

acıklı

kränkend

doloroso

smartelijk

atroz

schmerzlich

sündhaft

perillós

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡɹiː.vəs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: grevous

In summary

From Middle English grevous, from Anglo-Norman grevous, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō (“I burden”). Developed in the 13th century. Equivalent to grief + -ous.