grisly

• Décrit quelque chose d'horriblement repoussant ou qui provoque un sentiment de peur et de dégoût, souvent lié à des scènes de violence ou de mort.

Describes something that is horrifyingly gruesome or causing a feeling of horror and disgust.

1. Causing horror or disgustB2formal

   Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or gruesome, often involving violence or death.

   Horrible, macabre

   • The detective described the grisly crime scene in detail.
   • They found a grisly discovery in the abandoned house.
   • The movie contained several grisly scenes of violence.

   Synonymesawfuldisgustingfrightfulghastlygrossgruesomehideoushorriblehorrifyingmacabrerepulsiverevoltingshockingterrible

   Antonymesappealingattractivedelightfulpleasant

2. Frightening or terrifyingB2formal

   Causing a feeling of fear or dread due to being unpleasant or shocking.

   Effrayant ou terrifiant

   • The grisly story kept the children awake at night.
   • He told a grisly tale of ghosts and hauntings.
   • The news report showed grisly images from the accident.

   Synonymesappallingdreadfulfrightfulghastlygruesomehorriblehorrifyingmacabreshockingterrible

   Antonymesagreeableappealingattractivedelightfulpleasant