My Word of The Day, Grievous

Grievous

;/ˈgriː.vəs/ adjective *formal

What does it mean?

• having very serious effects or causing great pain

Example:

Nadja Benaissa, 28, was speaking at the opening of her trial in the German city of Darmstadt."I am so sorry," Ms Benaissa told the court. However, she denied deliberately infecting anyone.
She faces a charge of grievous bodily harm for allegedly infecting one man. She has also been charged with attempted bodily harm for allegedly having sex with two other men who were not infected.If convicted, Ms Benaissa faces a prison sentence ranging from six months to 10 years. Quote from: bbc.co.uk

Etymology:

• c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. grevous (O.Fr. grevos ), from grief

Synonyms:

• afflicting, calamitous, damaging, distressing, dreadful, grave, harmful, heavy, hurtful, injurious, lamentable, oppressive, painful, severe, wounding, appalling, atrocious, deplorable, dreadful, egregious, flagrant, glaring, heinous, intolerable, lamentable, monstrous, offensive, outrageous, shameful, shocking, unbearable agonized, grief-stricken, heart-rending, mournful, pitiful, sorrowful, tragic

Antonyms:

• delightful, glad, happy, insignificant, joyous, mild, pleasant, trivial, unimportant

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