Gruesome — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈuːsʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈuːsʌm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈuːsʌm/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹˈuːsʌm/.

Examples

ghastly wounds
the grim aftermath of the bombing
the grim task of burying the victims

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ghastly macabre grisly sick grim

Parts of Speech

adjective

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

“ghastly wounds”

Word Forms

ghastliness	noun	the quality of being ghastly
grimness	noun	the quality of being ghastly
gruesomeness	noun	the quality of being ghastly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grausam

schockierend abstoßend; inspirierender Horror

🇫🇷French

horrible

incroyablement répulsif; horreur inspirante

🇪🇸Spanish

horrible

sorprendentemente repelente; horror inspirador

🇮🇹Italian

raccapricciante

incredibilmente repellente; orrore ispiratore

🇳🇱Dutch

gruwelijk

schokkend afstotend; inspirerende horror

🇵🇹Portuguese

horrível

chocantemente repelente; terror inspirador

🇷🇺Russian

ужасный

шокирующе отталкивающий; вдохновляющий ужас

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भीषण

चौंकाने वाला विकर्षक; प्रेरक भय

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয়ঙ্কর

শকিংভাবে বিকর্ষণকারী; অনুপ্রেরণামূলক ভয়াবহ

🇮🇳Tamil

பயங்கரமான

அதிர்ச்சியூட்டும் விரட்டி; எழுச்சியூட்டும் திகில்

🇮🇳Telugu

భయంకరమైన

దిగ్భ్రాంతికరమైన వికర్షకం; ప్రేరేపిత భయానక

🇮🇳Marathi

भीषण

धक्कादायक तिरस्करणीय; प्रेरणादायक भयपट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભયાનક

આઘાતજનક રીતે જીવડાં; પ્રેરણાદાયક હોરર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಯಾನಕ

ಆಘಾತಕಾರಿ ನಿವಾರಕ; ಸ್ಪೂರ್ತಿದಾಯಕ ಭಯಾನಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയാനകമായ

ഞെട്ടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന വിധത്തിൽ; പ്രചോദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഭീകരത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਿਆਨਕ

ਹੈਰਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਰੋਧਕ; ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾਦਾਇਕ ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھیانک

چونکا دینے والا؛ متاثر کن خوف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可怕的

令人震惊地令人厌恶；鼓舞人心的恐怖

🇯🇵Japanese

陰惨な

驚くほど忌避性がある。感動的なホラー

🇰🇷Korean

소름끼치는

충격적으로 혐오감; 감동적인 공포

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khủng khiếp

gây sốc một cách đáng kinh ngạc; truyền cảm hứng kinh dị

🇹🇭Thai

น่าสยดสยอง

ขับไล่อย่างน่าตกใจ; สยองขวัญที่สร้างแรงบันดาลใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengerikan

sangat menjijikkan; horor yang menginspirasi

🇵🇭Filipino

kakila-kilabot

nakakagulat na repellent; nakaka-inspire na horror

🇲🇾Malay

ngeri

menghalau mengejutkan; seram yang memberi inspirasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شنيع

طارد للصدمة. الرعب الملهم

🇮🇷Persian

وحشتناک

به طرز تکان دهنده ای دافع؛ وحشت الهام بخش

🇹🇷Turkish

korkunç

şaşırtıcı derecede itici; ilham verici korku

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַבעִית

דוחה באופן מזעזע; אימה מעוררת השראה

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