grim
/ɡrɪm/adjective
उच्चारण ग्रिम
गंभीर और चिंतित (चेहरा, स्वर)
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adjective
- 1
looking or sounding very serious and worried
गंभीर और चिंतित (चेहरा, स्वर)
- The doctor looked grim as he read the report.
- a grim expression
- The captain wore a grim look after the third wicket fell.
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- Her face was grim as she read the letter.
- He nodded with a grim smile and left the room.
- 2
unpleasant and making you feel worried or depressed
भयावह, निराशाजनक, कठोर (स्थिति)
- grim news from the flood-hit district
- the grim reality of unemployment
- The doctors gave a grim warning about the spread of the disease.
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- The grim news from the border worried everyone at home.
- Prospects for the farmers look grim after the failed crop.
Opposite pleasant hopeful encouraging
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(of a place) unattractive and depressing
उदास और भद्दा (जगह)
- a grim concrete building
- The grim waiting room had peeling paint and no windows.
- The old hostel was a grim place with damp walls.
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- A grim grey factory stood beside the river.
- They lived in a grim little room above the shop.
¶Idioms 2
hold on like grim death
to hold something very tightly
जान लगाकर पकड़े रहना
- She held on to the rope like grim death.
the Grim Reaper
an imaginary figure that represents death
मृत्यु का काल्पनिक रूप, यमदूत
- In the painting the Grim Reaper carries a scythe.
◇Word family
grimly adv.grimness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Grin and bear it is often confused with grim; keep them apart.
Idiom 'grin and bear it' में grin है, grim नहीं; दोनों को अलग रखिए।