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gory

/ˈɡɔːri/adjective

उच्चारण गॉरी

खून-खराबे से भरा, रक्तरंजित, वीभत्स

Core word

adjectivegorier, goriest
  1. 1

    involving a lot of blood or violence; showing or describing blood and violence

    खून-खराबे से भरा, रक्तरंजित, वीभत्स

    • The film has some very gory scenes.
    • It was a gory battle in which thousands died.
    • I could not watch the gory fight scene.
    + 2 more examples
    • The book gives a gory account of the war.
    • The film is too gory for young children.

    Synonyms bloody grisly gruesome violent

  2. 2

    humorous

    (of details) unpleasant or shocking, often because they are very personal

    (ब्योरा) अप्रिय, चौंकाने वाला

    • He told us about the divorce in all its gory details.
    • The newspaper printed all the gory details of the celebrity's quarrel with his neighbour.
    • She wanted to hear the gory details of the accident.
    + 2 more examples
    • Please spare us the gory details.
    • The article went into gory detail about the case.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

gory + noun (attributive)

Place gory before a noun such as film, scene, murder or detail to show that blood and violence are involved.

रक्त और हिंसा दर्शाने के लिए 'gory' को film, scene, murder या detail जैसे noun से पहले रखा जाता है।

  • The film contains several gory scenes.
  • Newspapers printed gory details of the accident.

be + gory (predicative)

Gory can also come after be to describe an event, story or picture.

'Gory' का प्रयोग be के बाद भी हो सकता है, किसी घटना, कहानी या चित्र का वर्णन करने के लिए।

  • The battle was long and gory.

the gory details

This fixed phrase means the unpleasant or shocking facts about something. It is often used humorously.

यह निश्चित वाक्यांश किसी बात के अप्रिय या चौंकाने वाले तथ्यों को बताता है। इसका प्रयोग अक्सर मज़ाक में भी होता है।

  • I will spare you the gory details of my driving test.

comparative and superlative

Gory forms goriest and gorier; more gory is also possible.

'Gory' का comparative 'gorier' और superlative 'goriest' है; 'more gory' भी चलता है।

  • This is the goriest film I have ever seen.
+Collocations 5

gory + noun

scenemurderfilmdetailsbattle

  • The gory murder shocked the whole town.

adverb + gory

extremelyparticularlyquitehorriblytoo

  • The documentary was too gory for young children.

verb + gory

describeavoidshowfilmcensor

  • The board asked the makers to cut the gory shots.

gory + sight

sightstoryimagehistoryending

  • Partition has a gory history that many families remember.

gory + comparison

gorier thanas gory asthe goriestfar too gory

  • The sequel was gorier than the first film.

सीक्वल पहली फ़िल्म से अधिक खूनी था।

“More examples 6
  • The teacher warned that the war film was too gory for Class 6.

शिक्षक ने चेतावनी दी कि युद्ध की फ़िल्म कक्षा 6 के लिए बहुत खूनी है।

  • The ancient arena was the setting for many gory fights.

प्राचीन अखाड़ा कई खूनी लड़ाइयों का स्थल था।

  • Radhika covered her eyes during the gory part of the film.

फ़िल्म के खूनी दृश्य के दौरान राधिका ने अपनी आँखें ढक लीं।

  • He loves telling gory ghost stories on camping nights.

उसे कैंपिंग की रातों में डरावनी और खूनी भूतिया कहानियाँ सुनाना पसंद है।

  • Please don't give me the gory details of your operation.

कृपया अपने ऑपरेशन की भयावह बातें मुझे मत बताइए।

  • The newspaper avoided gory photographs of the accident.

अख़बार ने दुर्घटना की खूनी तस्वीरें छापने से परहेज़ किया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ It was the most goriest scene in the film.

✓ It was the goriest scene in the film.

Do not use most with a superlative ending in -est.

-est वाले superlative के साथ 'most' नहीं लगता।

✗ The scene was so gory that I felt frightening.

✓ The scene was so gory that I felt frightened.

Use the -ed adjective for how a person feels and -ing for what causes the feeling.

व्यक्ति की भावना के लिए -ed वाला adjective आता है और भावना पैदा करने वाली चीज़ के लिए -ing वाला।

Idioms 1

the gory details

the full facts about something, especially the unpleasant or embarrassing ones

पूरा (अप्रिय) ब्योरा, सारी बातें

  • Come on, tell me all the gory details!
  • I won't bore you with the gory details.
◇Word family
gore noun