gruesomeness
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- noun
- /ˈɡruːsəmnəs/
- NSFW
- The gruesomeness of all the scenes where the woman was new at the game, even when there was no kink factor in sight, scared me out of a year's growth.
Examples
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Putting aside any heinousness or gruesomeness surrounding the capital offense, did the commission of that offense require forethought, planning, and complex execution of purpose?
Academic text (2016) -
Woodbury serves the same purpose, showing a mirage of an idyllic shelter but peppering in scenes showing the gruesomeness needed to maintain order within the town.
Blog text (31) -
The gruesomeness in my books is always after the fact.
Academic text (2008) -
I am not going to base my transportation decisions on gruesomeness or emotion.
Blog text (2) -
One is awed by the gruesomeness of this rendezvous with death.
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Perhaps I've been indoctrinated by the right and how they view late-term abortion, where the gruesomeness of it sounds like something from a horror movie.
Blog text (4) -
And though the mention of Isabelle's bloody self-flagellation inevitably stands out for its gruesomeness, it is nevertheless a single isolated remark in the text.
Academic text (2007) -
The sinister violence of the deaths, their astounding suddenness and gruesomeness and simultaneity, stamped them as horrific.
Blog text (1) -
Despite the fairy-tale gruesomeness of "Mother Love," Dove is ultimately more sympathetic to Demeter than that; the poem, after all, is written in the first person, and Demeter is slightly apologetic for her deranged grief: "Oh, I know it looked damning."
Fiction book (1996) -
The film's gruesomeness shocked many viewers, depicting scenes of violence in vivid detail.
Synonyms
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2.1
A very strong feeling of fear, shock, or disgust
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6.7
A harsh, unpleasant quality that makes people feel afraid or worried
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6.3
Extreme ugliness that makes people feel shocked or disgusted
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9.9
A strange, often ugly scene that looks distorted
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6.6
A state when something is very bad and frightening
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9.9
A strange and ugly quality in people and things that shocks and interests
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6.5
How gross or unpleasant something is
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8.4
A state of great suffering that feels like being in hell
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5.9
A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust
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8.1
A state when something looks ugly and strange in a way that shocks
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9.1
A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting
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7.8
The quality of being very ugly or cruel in a way that shocks people
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8.5
A very shocking and horrible sight that scares people
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8.8
A strange, scary quality like a ghost or monster
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7.7
A very unpleasant quality that shocks people
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8.8
Very cruel actions that shock people
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9.1
A quality that makes situations feel very frightening and unpleasant
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9.1
A shocking, vivid way of telling a story to make people react
A strong feeling of disgust caused by a bad taste, often from food or drink
Antonyms
How Horrifying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gruesomeness comes from the old verb grue, which meant 'to shudder', plus the ending -some, which means 'causing'. So gruesomeness is the quality of causing a strong shiver or horror.