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BNC: 14357 COCA: 11393

gruesome

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gruesome /ˈgruːsəm/ adjective
gruesome
/ˈgruːsəm/
adjective
Learner's definition of GRUESOME
[more gruesome; most gruesome]
: causing horror or disgust恐怖的;令人厌恶的

— gruesomely

adverb

— gruesomeness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 14357 COCA: 11393

gruesome

adjective

grue·​some ˈgrü-səm How to pronounce gruesome (audio)
variants or less commonly
: inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
gruesome stories of wounded comrades
gruesomely adverb
gruesomeness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for gruesome

ghastly, grisly, gruesome, macabre, lurid mean horrifying and repellent in appearance or aspect.

ghastly suggests the terrifying aspects of corpses and ghosts.

a ghastly accident

grisly and gruesome suggest additionally the results of extreme violence or cruelty.

an unusually grisly murder
suffered a gruesome death

macabre implies a morbid preoccupation with the physical aspects of death.

a macabre tale of premature burial

lurid adds to gruesome the suggestion of shuddering fascination with violent death and especially with murder.

the lurid details of a crime

Example Sentences

The police report described the scene in gruesome detail. didn't stick around to hear the gruesome details of the car accident
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Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier growsome, from English dialect grow, grue to shiver, from Middle English gruen, probably from Middle Dutch grūwen; akin to Old High German ingrūēn to shiver

First Known Use

circa 1700, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gruesome was circa 1700
BNC: 14357 COCA: 11393
gruesome

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe令人毛骨悚然ADVERBparticularly特別恐怖extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常嚇人

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