gruesome

Signification (Anglais)

Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈɡɹuːsʌm/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From grue (“to shudder”) + -some. Compare Danish and Norwegian grusom (“cruel; horrible”), German grausam (“cruel”), and Dutch gruwzaam (“gruesome; cruel”).

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