Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone grief

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: give -some-one -grief
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause pain to someone.

verb

To hassle or abuse someone.

Example Sentences

"Her elbow has been giving her grief."
"Fred was giving me grief over the money I owed him."
"Some of his colleagues have "given him a bit of grief" for leaving his house, but Haines is quick to counter that he's following Government guidelines while out and about."

Inflected Forms

gives someone grief (present, singular) giving someone grief (participle, present) gave someone grief (past) given someone grief (participle, past)

Synonyms

hurt trouble ache afflict aggrieve agonize anguish dere excruciate irritate pang pine

Questions

What does give someone grief mean?: To cause pain to someone.

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