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gruesome

(gruːsəm)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Something that is gruesome is extremely unpleasant and shocking.
There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
Synonyms: horrific, shocking, terrible, awful More Synonyms of gruesome
gruesomely adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb]
He has spent periods in prison, where he was gruesomely tortured.
...a gruesomely compelling series of interviews.

gruesome in British English

(ˈɡruːsəm)
adjective
inspiring repugnance and horror; ghastly
Derived forms
gruesomely (ˈgruesomely)
adverb
gruesomeness (ˈgruesomeness)
noun
Word origin
C16: originally Northern English and Scottish; see grue, -some1

gruesome in American English

(ˈgrusəm)
adjective
causing horror or disgust; grisly
Derived forms
gruesomely (ˈgruesomely)
adverb
gruesomeness (ˈgruesomeness)
noun
Word origin
< dial. grue, to shudder (< ME gruwen, akin to MHG < IE base *ĝhreu-, to grind down > grit) + -some1

Examples of 'gruesome' in a sentence
gruesome

All the details, some gruesome, add to the sense of reality.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It's going to be a grisly, gruesome death.
The Sun (2016)
War in its details is a gruesome thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Video posted online showed a gruesome scene of charred bodies and blazing vehicles.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The police are right to continue their quest for the perpetrators of this particularly gruesome murder.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The gruesome discovery was made by a man taking rubbish out to a communal waste area.
The Sun (2014)
The show proved hugely popular despite realistically gruesome childbirth scenes.
The Sun (2012)
She was visiting a ward overlooking the gruesome scene under blazing lights in a building opposite.
The Sun (2014)
Detectives said that the murder scene was gruesome.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Mine would have been a quick and gruesome death when the lions were released through openings in the floor.
The Sun (2014)
Standards have slipped and the series has become dependent on needless graphic and gruesome details at the expense of intelligent plots.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This gleefully grisly British horror contains some gruesome moments.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This may help explain the gruesome upsurge of violence in countries like Mexico.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The action is tense, the violence gruesome but compelling and the science fiction engaging.
The Sun (2016)
Next, the gruesome murder film was uploaded on to the internet.
The Sun (2012)
Police searched a park in Watford after being alerted to an apparently gruesome discovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Police finally made the gruesome discovery in his freezer after going to his farm with a warrant to search for an illegal gun.
The Sun (2007)
This poor lady met an untimely, gruesome death.
The Sun (2015)
The franchise specialised in gothic terror, sadistic violence and gruesome detail.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Met Office figures have confirmed the gruesome details of the summer so far.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

In other languages
gruesome

British English: gruesome /ˈɡruːsəm/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is gruesome is horrible and shocking.
...gruesome murders.
  • American English: gruesome
  • Arabic: رَهِيب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: horrível
  • Chinese: 可憎的
  • Croatian: stravičan
  • Czech: hrůzostrašný
  • Danish: grusom
  • Dutch: gruwelijk
  • European Spanish: truculento
  • Finnish: karmiva
  • French: effroyable
  • German: schaurig
  • Greek: φρικιαστικός
  • Italian: macabro
  • Japanese: ぞっとする
  • Korean: 무시무시한
  • Norwegian: grusom
  • Polish: okropny
  • European Portuguese: horrível
  • Romanian: înspăimântător
  • Russian: ужасный
  • Latin American Spanish: truculento
  • Swedish: gräslig
  • Thai: น่ากลัว
  • Turkish: tüyler ürpertici
  • Ukrainian: жахливий
  • Vietnamese: kinh tởm

Chinese translation of 'gruesome'

gruesome

(ˈɡruːsəm)

adj

  1. [murder, discovery, details] 令人毛骨悚然的 (lìng rén máo gǔ sǒngrán de)
(adjective) 
Definition
inspiring horror and disgust
There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
Synonyms
horrific
I have never seen such horrific injuries.
shocking
This was a shocking invasion of privacy.
terrible
Thousands suffered terrible injuries in the disaster.
awful
an awful smell of paint
horrible
Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.
grim
They painted a grim picture of growing crime.
horrifying
fearful (informal)
The earthquake was a fearful disaster.
obscene
horrendous
The violence used was horrendous.
ghastly
This wallpaper is absolutely ghastly.
hideous
His family was subjected to a hideous attack.
from hell (informal)
grisly
a series of grisly murders
macabre
Police have made a macabre discovery.
horrid
repulsive
repulsive, fat, white slugs
repugnant
His actions were improper and repugnant.
loathsome
the loathsome spectacle we were obliged to witness
abominable
The President described the attack as an abominable crime.
spine-chilling
hellacious (US, slang)
Opposites
pleasing
,
appealing
,
nice
,
lovely
,
pleasant
,
amusing
,
delightful
,
gratifying
,
agreeable
,
sweet

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abominable
Definition
very bad or unpleasant
The President described the attack as an abominable crime.
Synonyms
detestable,
shocking,
terrible (informal),
offensive,
foul,
disgusting,
horrible,
revolting,
obscene,
vile,
horrid,
repellent,
atrocious,
obnoxious,
despicable,
repulsive,
base,
heinous,
hellish (informal),
odious,
hateful,
repugnant,
reprehensible,
loathsome,
abhorrent,
contemptible,
villainous,
nauseous,
wretched,
accursed,
execrable,
godawful (slang)
in the sense of awful
an awful smell of paint
Synonyms
disgusting,
terrible,
tremendous,
offensive,
gross,
nasty,
foul,
horrible,
dreadful,
unpleasant,
revolting,
stinking (informal),
sickening,
hideous,
vulgar,
vile,
distasteful,
horrid (informal),
frightful,
nauseating,
odious,
repugnant,
loathsome,
abominable,
nauseous,
detestable,
godawful (slang),
hellacious (US, slang),
festy (Australian, slang),
yucko (Australian, slang)
in the sense of fearful
Definition
very bad
The earthquake was a fearful disaster.
Synonyms
frightful,
shocking (informal),
terrible,
awful,
distressing,
appalling,
horrible,
grim,
dreadful,
horrific,
dire,
horrendous,
ghastly,
hideous,
monstrous,
harrowing,
gruesome,
grievous,
unspeakable,
atrocious,
hair-raising,
hellacious (US, slang)

Synonyms of 'gruesome'

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