gruesome

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grue·some

(gro͞o′səm)

adj.

Causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking: a gruesome murder. See Synonyms at ghastly.

[Obsolete grue, to shudder (from Middle English gruen, from Middle Dutch grūwen or Middle Low German gruwen) + -some.]

grue′some·ly adv.

grue′some·ness n.

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gruesome

(ˈɡruːsəm)

adj

inspiring repugnance and horror; ghastly

[C16: originally Northern English and Scottish; see grue, -some¹]

ˈgruesomely adv

ˈgruesomeness n

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grue•some

(ˈgru səm)

adj.

1. causing horror and repugnance: a gruesome murder.

2. full of problems; distressing.

[1560–70; obsolete or dial. grue to shudder (Middle English < Scandinavian; compare early Dan grue, early Swedish grua shudder) + -some¹]

grue′some•ly, adv.

grue′some•ness, n.

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Adj.

gruesome - shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

ghastly, grisly, macabre, grim, sick

alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

gruesome

adjective horrific, shocking, terrible, awful, horrible, grim, horrifying, fearful, obscene, horrendous, ghastly, hideous, from hell (informal), grisly, macabre, horrid, repulsive, repugnant, loathsome, abominable, spine-chilling, hellacious (U.S. slang) There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
pleasing, appealing, nice, lovely, pleasant, amusing, delightful, gratifying, agreeable

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gruesome

adjective

Shockingly repellent:

ghastly, grim, grisly, hideous, horrible, horrid, lurid, macabre.

Translations

رَهِيبمُرْعِب، رَهيب

hrůzostrašnýpříšerný

grusom

grausig schaurig

αποτρόπαιος φρικιαστικός

truculento

karmiva

abject abominable affreux détestable effroyable

stravičan

hræîilegurhryllilegur

macabro raccapricciante spaventoso

ぞっとする

무시무시한

drausmīgsšausmīgs

gräslig

น่ากลัว

dehşet verici korkunç tüyler ürpertici

kinh tởm

可怕的可憎的

gruesome

[ˈgruːsəm] ADJ → espantoso, horrible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gruesome

[ˈgruːsəm] adj → horrible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gruesome

adj → grausig, schauerlich, schaurig; laugh → schaurig, makaber

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gruesome

[ˈgruːsəm] adj → orrendo/a, orribile, agghiacciante

gruesome

(ˈgruːsəm) adjective

horrible. a gruesome sight.

gruesome

→ رَهِيب hrůzostrašný grusom schaurig φρικιαστικός truculento karmiva effroyable stravičan macabro ぞっとする 무시무시한 gruwelijk grusom okropny horrível ужасный gräslig น่ากลัว tüyler ürpertici kinh tởm 可憎的

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