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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGrim
/ɡrɪm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Forbidden, uninviting, or stern in appearance; gloomy or depressing.
"They faced the grim reality of losing their home." - 2
Stern or unrelenting in severity; harsh and unyielding.
"He held a grim determination to finish the race despite his injury."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'grimm', meaning fierce, cruel, or savage, with Germanic roots shared across Old High German 'grimm' and Old Norse 'grimmr'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a sense of active ferocity or harshness toward an internalized condition of forbidding darkness, depression, and uninviting gloom.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grim" is said worldwide
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sombre
Transliteration: sombre
"La situation économique actuelle est très sombre."
grim
Transliteration: grim
"Sie blickte mit einem grimmen Entschluss auf die Aufgabe."
cupo
Transliteration: cupo
"C'era un'atmosfera cupa nella stanza."
sombrío
Transliteration: sombrio
"El pronóstico del tiempo para el fin de semana es sombrío."
sombrio
Transliteration: sombrio
"Eles enfrentaram uma realidade sombria."
निраशाजनक
Transliteration: nirashajanak
Script: निराशाजनक
"परिस्थितियां बेहद निराशाजनक थीं।"
严峻的
Transliteration: yánjùn de
"他们面临着严峻的现实。"
암울한
Transliteration: am-ul-han
"그들은 암울한 현실에 직면했다."
厳しい
Transliteration: kibishii
"彼らは厳しい現実に直面した。"
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