gruesome
gruesome — adjective
1. very unpleasant and shocking, especially because it involves blood, injury, or d
very unpleasant and shocking, especially because it involves blood, injury, or death
The crime scene photos showed gruesome details that made the jury look away.
collocation: gruesome details
Ravi could not sleep after seeing gruesome images of the car crash online.
collocation: gruesome images
A gruesome discovery was made by the park ranger near the river.
Leila told me the horror film was too gruesome for her to watch alone.
It was a gruesome sight that the firefighters would never forget.
- grisly
very similar; 'grisly' can also carry a sense of disgust, while 'gruesome' emphasises shock
- ghastly
broader — can mean 'causing great fear' or simply 'very pale'; less tied to blood and injury
- macabre
more intellectual or artistic; suggests a disturbing fascination with death rather than the shock of real violence
- horrific
broader — covers any extremely shocking event, not specifically death or injury
用法筆記
Typically describes scenes, images, or accounts that involve physical violence, blood, or death. It is not used for general unpleasantness — for example, 'a gruesome exam' or 'gruesome weather' sound unnatural.