grisliness

/ɡɹˈɪslinəs/ noun

The characteristic or quality of being grisly.

Word Origin From Old English 'gris' meaning fear or horror — that shuddering feeling. 'Grisly' means causing horror, and grisliness is the quality of being horrifying. The word is related to 'grisly' (often spelled 'grizzly' in 'grizzly bear', though that's a different root meaning gray). This one is pure terror, from a Germanic root for fearful.

noun The characteristic or quality of being grisly. countable

The grisliness of the crime scene shocked even the seasoned investigators.

(名词) 恐怖;骇人;毛骨悚然;令人发指 【恐怖特质】

犯罪现场的恐怖程度甚至让经验丰富的调查人员都感到震惊。

(sustantivo) truculencia; lo escalofriante; lo pavoroso; lo horripilante [La característica o cualidad de ser horripilante o escalofriante.]

Lo escalofriante de la escena del crimen impactó incluso a los investigadores experimentados.

(nom) horreur; caractère macabre; atrocité; caractère sinistre [Caractère sinistre : qualité de ce qui inspire l'effroi ou l'horreur par son caractère sanglant ou morbide.]

Le caractère sinistre de la scène de crime a choqué même les enquêteurs chevronnés.

(Substantiv) Grauenhaftigkeit; Abscheulichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, grausig, schrecklich oder entsetzlich zu sein, besonders in einer blutigen oder gewalttätigen Weise.]

Die **grisliness** des Tatorts schockierte selbst die erfahrensten Ermittler.

(名詞) 恐ろしさ、身の毛もよだつような様子。ぞっとさせる残酷な性質。

犯罪現場のおぞましさに、ベテランの捜査官たちでさえ衝撃を受けた。

(substantivo) macabridade; horripilância [A característica ou qualidade de ser horripilante ou sinistro.]

O horror da cena do crime chocou até os investigadores experientes.

Word parts: gris + ly + ness

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