grievous vs heartbreaking what difference
what is difference between grievous and heartbreaking
English
Alternative forms
- greuous (obsolete)
- grievious, grevious (less common / nonstandard outside dialects)
Etymology
From grieve, from Middle English greven, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō (“I burden”). Developed in the 13th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɹiː.vəs/
- Rhymes: -iːvəs
- (nonstandard outside dialects) IPA(key): /ɡɹiː.viː.əs/ (often used in conjunction with the spelling grievious)
Adjective
grievous (comparative more grievous, superlative most grievous)
- Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:lamentable
Translations
Anagrams
- grevious
English
Etymology
heart + breaking
Adjective
heartbreaking (comparative more heartbreaking, superlative most heartbreaking)
- That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
Derived terms
- heartbreakingly
- heartbreakingness
Translations
Noun
heartbreaking (plural heartbreakings)
- The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.
Related terms
- break someone’s heart
- heartbreaker
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