What does gruesome mean?
Definitions for gruesome
ˈgru səmgrue·some
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word gruesome.
Princeton's WordNet
ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sickadjective
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"
Wiktionary
gruesomeadjective
repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly
Etymology: Compare Danish and Norwegian grusom, German grausam.
Wikipedia
gruesome
Salvage is a 2006 horror film by the Crook Brothers, Jeffrey Crook and Joshua Crook. It was an official selection of the 2006 Sundance Festival. According to the directors' commentary, the film was shot for around $200,000. It stars Lauren Currie Lewis as Claire Parker, Cody Darbe as her boyfriend Jimmy, and Chris Ferry as Duke Desmond.
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gruesome
Gruesome refers to something shockingly repellent, horrifying or frightful, often due to involving death or injury. It typically describes scenes, images, or situations that are very unpleasant or disturbing because they involve things like serious injury, blood, or violence.
Webster Dictionary
Gruesomeadjective
ugly; frightful
Gruesomeadjective
same as Grewsome
Etymology: [From a word akin to Dan. gru horror, terror + -some; cf. D. gruwzaam, G. grausam. Cf. Grisly.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gruesome
grōō′sum, adj. horrible: fearful: dismal, depressing.—vs.i. Grue, Grew, to shudder: to feel horror or repulsiveness. [Scand.; Dan. gru, horror, with suff. -som; cf. Dut. gruwzaam, Ger. grausam.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gruesome in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gruesome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of gruesome in a Sentence
This includes making outlandish and offensive analogies suggesting that somehow Anthony Fauci is akin to Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, known for Anthony Fauci gruesome medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners.
Even the episodes I have seen, there have been some parts where Mum and Dad just stand in front of me to block me seeing anything too gruesome on screen, i was allowed to see myself being killed last Sunday and Ive watched a bit of season seven.
It's not to say that the gruesome crimes have not occurred, I just question why they're being highlighted now, it's troubling. Gang crime is always on people's minds, brutal crimes are always on people's minds, why here, why now, and why attribute it to immigration?
I will continue to pursue all legal avenues to hold Jamal's killers accountable and I will not rest until we get Justice for Jamal Khashoggis, jamal's killers and those who ordered Jamal Khashoggis murder have evaded justice thus far. I hope this criminal case in Turkey brings to light the whereabouts of Jamal's body, the evidence against the killers and the evidence of those behind the gruesome murder.
As soon as it stopped I looked up and looked around me and it was extremely gruesome, honestly, everybody there, we grabbed everybody out and helped as best we could.
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- uhyggelig, makaberDanish
- grauenhaft, grauenvollGerman
- φρικτός, απαίσιοςGreek
- truculentoSpanish
- فریبندهPersian
- horribleFrench
- truculentoGalician
- भीषणHindi
- raccapricciante, orribileItalian
- 身の毛もよだつJapanese
- tūpōMāori
- gruwelijk, verschrikkelijk, afschuwelijk, angstaanjagend, gruwzaamDutch
- grusomNorwegian
- makabrycznyPolish
- horrendo, pavoroso, medonhoPortuguese
- groaznicRomanian
- ужасный, омерзительный, отвратительныйRussian
- grozanSerbo-Croatian
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