give someone grief
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give someone grief
verb gives someone grief · giving someone grief · gave someone grief · given someone grief
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To cause pain to someone.
Her elbow has been giving her grief.
Similar: hurt, trouble, ache, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, anguish, dere, excruciate, irritate, pang, pine
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To hassle or abuse someone.
Fred was giving me grief over the money I owed him.
Similar: bother, harass, pester, trouble, badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, persecute, dog, bullyrag, besiege
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title = {give someone grief},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/give%20someone%20grief},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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