DICTOMETER

DOLOROSO (Spanish for "grievous")

(grievous, painful, alvorlig, pinlig, smertefull, vond)

1. Synonyms:
   • Dangerous
   • Grave
   • Grievous
   • Serious
   • Severe
   • Life-threatening
   Definitions:
   • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
   Examples:
   • A dangerous operation
   • A grave situation
   • A grave illness
   • Grievous bodily harm
   • A serious wound
   • A serious turn of events
   • A severe case of pneumonia
   • A life-threatening disease
   Antonyms:
   • Noncritical
   • Noncrucial
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Grievous
   • Heartbreaking
   • Heartrending
   Definitions:
   • causing or marked by grief or anguish
   Examples:
   • A grievous loss
   • A grievous cry
   • Her sigh was heartbreaking
   • The heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
   Antonyms:
   • Joyful
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Grave
   • Grievous
   • Heavy
   • Weighty
   Definitions:
   • of great gravity or crucial import
   • requiring serious thought
   Examples:
   • Grave responsibilities
   • Faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
   • A grievous fault
   • Heavy matters of state
   • The weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
   Antonyms:
   • Unimportant
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Atrocious
   • Flagitious
   • Grievous
   • Monstrous
   Definitions:
   • shockingly brutal or cruel
   Examples:
   • Murder is an atrocious crime
   • A grievous offense against morality
   • A grievous crime
   • No excess was too monstrous for them to commit
   Antonyms:
   • Good