gruesome

(grū'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 and or Middle Low German gruwen) + -SOME¹.]

gruesomely grue'some·ly adv.
gruesomeness grue'some·ness n.

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adjective

Shockingly repellent: ghastly, grim, grisly, hideous, horrible, horrid, lurid, macabre. See beautiful/ugly.

adj

Definition: horrible, awful
Antonyms: beautiful, pleasant, pretty

IN BRIEF: Horrible or disgusting.

Horror movie special effects are often very gruesome.

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For a list of words related to gruesome, see:

• Ugly, unattractive, or malformed
• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uhyggelig, makaber, rædselsvækkende

Nederlands (Dutch)
griezelig, ijselijk

Français (French)
adj. - horrible, épouvantable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schauerlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απαίσιος, μακάβριος, ανατριχιαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
raccapricciante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - horripilante, repulsivo

Русский (Russian)
отвратительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - escalofriante, horrible, terrible, espantoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hemsk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可怕的, 阴森的, 令人毛骨悚然的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可怕的, 陰森的, 令人毛骨悚然的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무서운, 소름 돋는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ぞっとする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رهيب, مخيف, شنيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮איום, מבחיל‬

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