give someone grief en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To cause pain to someone.
Her elbow has been giving her grief.
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(idiomatic) To hassle or abuse someone.
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.
2020 May 20, Andrew Haines talks to Stefanie Foster, “Repurpose rail for the 2020s”, in Rail, page 28:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gives someone grief | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| given someone grief | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| giving someone grief | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gave someone grief | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
aggrieve · bedevil · devil · badger · give someone grief · wring · afflict · pine · chevy · plague · torture · bother · pang · besiege · harass · torment · bait · ache · pester · harass · trouble · bullyrag · pester · dog · beset · persecute · trouble · pick at · dere · harry · rack · bug · vex · throe · hurt · excruciate · anguish · hound · hurt · beleaguer · agonize · irritate