grim
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4.5
- adjective
- /ɡrɪm/
- The neonatologist gives a grim prognosis to the parents, who start contacting cemeteries.
- a grim situation
- grim reality
- the grim reaper
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Examples
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The grim search continues, as people around the world sift through the debris of leveled homes in the hope of finding missing loved ones.
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There was far more to the ancient Southwest than a grim struggle for food.
Academic text (2009) -
Did men never attempt to add beauty to the grim reality of prison life?
Academic text (1992) -
We are only four years away from this grim prediction, but there is progress.
Academic text (1996) -
We're here reporting live from a warehouse in downtown Manhattan, where local authorities have discovered four bodies and evidence of a grim criminal enterprise.
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Tourists wanted to see the grim evidence; I didn't doubt it.
Academic text (2007) -
The ongoing six-year drought in the state has highlighted the grim water supply situation in Southern California.
Academic text (1992) -
For three days, I joined the grim-faced crew of volunteers who searched for Shyla's remains.
Fiction book (1996) -
- Dawn over Belfast today showed a grim scene, buildings scarred by fire thousands of pounds' worth of damage caused and, of course, the tragic loss of life.
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The news from overnight is as grim as it has been for the last week.
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
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5.3
Making people feel very afraid
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5.5
Causing great fear or shock
134
3.7
Very bad and unpleasant, often causing fear or shock
103
4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
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6.2
Shocking and unpleasant because it shows death or serious injury
90
6.1
Giving a feeling that something bad will happen
79
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
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5.1
A strange, frightening feeling as if ghosts are nearby
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6.9
Being very strange and ugly in a way that shocks or amuses
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1.1
Very frightening and causing fear or dread
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4.2
Causing great fear or worry
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4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
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6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
34
7.4
Something that makes you feel fear or disgust
27
6.1
Very unpleasant and painful, like being in hell
27
1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
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8.7
Strange and upsetting because it shows death or injury
16
7.0
Very frightening and unpleasant, like a bad dream
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7.6
Very cruel and shocking, causing great pain and fear
3
6.7
Strange in a way that makes you feel afraid or uneasy
2
4.2
Very bad or unpleasant in a strong way
1
8.5
That makes you shiver with fear
1
9.9
Causing strong fear or disgust that makes you shiver
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Etymology
The word grim comes from an old English word meaning 'fierce' or 'cruel', and it keeps the strong sense of fear or horror. So we use grim for shockingly dreadful or horrifying situations.