grievous
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: severe, painful serious
Synonyms:
afflicting
agonizing
appalling
atrocious
calamitous
damaging
deplorable
dire
dismal
disquieting
distressing
disturbing
dreadful
egregious
flagrant
glaring
grave
harmful
heart-rending
heavy
heinous
hurtful
injurious
intolerable
lamentable
monstrous
mournful
offensive
onerous
oppressive
outrageous
pathetic
pitiful
sad
shameful
sharp
shocking
sorrowful
taxing
tough
tragic
troublesome
unbearable
upsetting
villainous
weighty
wounding
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