Tecumseh

The white usurpation in our common country must be stopped, or we, its rightful owners, be forever destroyed and wiped out as a race of people. I am now at the head of many warriors backed by the strong arm of English soldiers. Choctaws and Chickasaws, you have too long borne with grievous usurpation inflicted by the arrogant Americans.

Leader

Vincent McNabb

No sin, especially no great sin, is just a harm done to the individual who commits it. I believe myself that the future of the human race is bound up with that idea. The soul that is conscious of a grievous sin is conscious of a great harm done to the community - to someone else. That common hurt should now be forgiven.

Irish Clergyman

Vikram Patel

I think the government must recognise that the wounds of conflict are even more grievous on the mind than the body, and indeed may even serve to fuel further conflict. Where conflict cannot be avoided, provision of adequate psychosocial services to prevent the adverse mental health consequences should take priority.

Indian Scientist

Mary Ritter Beard

It is grievous to read the papers in most respects, I agree. More and more I skim the headlines only, for one can be sure what is carried beneath them quite automatically, if one has long been a reader of the press journalism.

American Historian

Orson Pratt

It is a grievous sin in the sight of God for any man to presume to baptize, unless God has authorized him by new revelation to baptize in his name.

American Theologian

Matthew Heineman

Cartel Land' seeks to give voice to the people of Mexico who suffer grievous harm from cartel violence and government corruption.

Algerian Director

Thomas Carlyle

Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation.

Scottish Philosopher

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Assad is unquestionably guilty of the most grievous fault and has inflicted horrors upon his people.

English Politician

Marcus Aurelius

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

Roman Leader

Benjamin Franklin

Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

American Politician

Use 'grievous' to describe situations with deep emotional impact, usually negative and intense.

Emotional Weight

'Grievous' often refers to emotional, not physical, pain, although it can describe severe physical harm too.

Not Physical

Using 'grievous' sets a serious, somber tone, suggesting that the subject is not to be taken lightly.

Somber Tone

'Grievous' in legal contexts implies an act causing extreme harm or damage, often used in criminal law.

Legal Severity

Apply 'grievous' in legal situations to highlight the seriousness of an offense or injury.

Legal Context Use

Use 'grievous' to stress that a mistake or error is both serious and deserving of criticism.

Condemning Mistakes

When calling something 'grievous', you communicate that it is not only bad, but also that it should be criticized.

Strong Disapproval

 I spent a lot of time alone in my room, checking my email, desperate to hear from the guy I loved. I decided that if my friends could not understand my grievous affliction, then I did not need their friendship. So I stopped hanging out with most of them.

A better way to talk...

 Well, quick, what do you do? Do you laugh along with the laugh track and let this grievous misinterpretation of irony go? Or, do you throw caution to the wind and explain the true meaning of irony? If you're me, you choose the latter.

Situational irony: The...

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