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Meanings of grim in English

Causing dejection.

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      Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty.

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          Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror.

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                Harshly ironic or sinister.

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                      Usage of grim in English
                      1
                      It is possible the situation is less grim than it currently appears.
                      Reuters
                      2
                      The Baghdad I left behind five years ago was a grim place.
                      The Guardian
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                      Scotland's chief medical officer had another grim message for the public today.
                      BBC
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                      They bring the grim reality of male violence into our living rooms.
                      The Guardian
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                      This was the actual, and often quite grim, reality of the frontier.
                      Empire of the Summer Moon
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                      They've already lost large numbers and next year is looking pretty grim.
                      Radio NZ
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                      Last year was a particularly grim era for MetroRail in Cape Town.
                      The South African
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                      Var stared at the screen, contemplating the grim reality of her situation.
                      Zero Point
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                      The situation is very grim, Delhi Fire Department Director Atul Garg said.
                      Reuters
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                      IRAQ: Somewhere in Iraq a grim and ghastly auction is taking place.
                      The Irish Times
                      11
                      It was a grim risk that schools no longer wanted to take.
                      The Guardian
                      12
                      Potosí's grim but fascinating history has made tourism an important secondary industry.
                      The Guardian
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                      Unfortunately, the grim statistics he presented only tell part of the story.
                      The Guardian
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                      She wanted him: his power and his grim self-control, his beautiful voice.
                      The Scar
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                      In the main, however, the memories of that time were pretty grim.
                      The World According to Bob
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                      Other doctors arrived, all grim faced and uttering incomprehensible words among themselves.
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