gruesome

• Beschreibt etwas äußerst Unangenehmes, Schockierendes oder Entsetzliches, oft im Zusammenhang mit Gewalt oder Verstümmelung.

Describes something that is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying, often involving violence or injury.

1. Causing horror or disgustB2formal

   Extremely unpleasant, shocking, and involving violence or injury.

   Grausam

   • The crime scene was too gruesome to describe.
   • The movie contained several gruesome scenes of battle.
   • The detective examined the gruesome evidence carefully.

   Synonymeappallingawfulbloodcurdlingdreadfulfrightfulghastlygrimgrislyhideoushorriblehorrificmacabrerepellentrepulsiverevoltingshockingterrible

   Antonymeappealingattractivedelightfulpleasant

2. Unpleasantly vivid or graphicB2informal

   Describing something in a way that is shockingly detailed and unpleasant.

   Abscheulich detailliert

   • He gave a gruesome account of the accident.
   • The news report included gruesome details of the disaster.
   • She couldn't bear to hear the gruesome story again.

   Synonymeghastlygrislyhorridhorrificluridmacabre

   Antonymegentlemildpleasantsanitizedvague