grotesque
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6.9
- adjective
- /ɡroʊˈtɛsk/
- To engage in the slave trade is to look upon the utmost of grotesque horrors.
- grotesque image
- grotesque characters
- grotesque body
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Watch on YouTubeLike all these like kids playing with dildos, all this like really like grotesque, like infantile stuff.
- Like all these like kids playing with dildos, all this like really like grotesque, like infantile stuff.
- Savile, of course, was known to be engaging in grotesque behaviour.
- The thing I remember from that day is how shocked I was at this grotesque tragedy.
- And it's just the moral duplicity of people that is the most grotesque in my personal life.
- And then your sister pulls up the most grotesque, unflattering picture and your friends start laughing.
- I mean, with how grotesque and how descriptive it is.
- And it showed a grotesque amount of, of a grotesque lack of character.
- The word to me it's it's less like grotesque than saying like pussy.
- I was disgusted with us and the grotesque overpacking.
- Donald Trump is just grotesque, The whole thing.
Examples
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The thing I remember from that day is how shocked I was at this grotesque tragedy.
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The world of magic is invaded by needs and physical laws and, and and and what ensues are grotesque images.
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It's a really interesting movie and funny and sad and grotesque and down home.
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The idea is grotesque and irreligious.
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Very small people were considered deformed and were given the role of grotesque fools.
Academic text (2011) -
And then your sister pulls up the most grotesque, unflattering picture and your friends start laughing.
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And to me, that is so ugly, so grotesque, so immoral that I felt compelled to speak out about it.
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It's grotesque.
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The alien's face contorted in its grotesque parody of a human smile.
Fiction book (1991) -
The paintings in the gallery depicted grotesque figures that seemed both fascinating and disturbing.
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
389
5.9
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
200
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
158
6.9
Strange in a way that makes you feel scared or nervous
156
5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
93
6.2
Shocking and unpleasant because it shows death or serious injury
79
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
63
4.5
Very bad and shocking, causing people to feel fear or sadness
47
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
41
4.6
Having a shape that is not normal and often looking ugly
41
6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
29
4.4
Twisted out of shape so it looks ugly or unnatural
22
6.8
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
16
7.0
Very frightening and unpleasant, like a bad dream
15
5.4
Very ugly and frightening in shape like a strange creature
7
7.6
Very cruel and shocking, causing great pain and fear
2
8.1
Oddly funny in a strange way
Strange and sometimes a little shocking
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Etymology
Grotesque as an adjective comes from the same Italian root grotta 'cave' where strange, mixed figures were discovered. That's why grotesque today describes something very 'strange' or 'distorted', often in a way that is funny or frightening.