Graus
derNounhorror, dread
English translations
- 01
gray
- 02
grey
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Gefühl von großem Entsetzen, Abscheu oder Furcht.
- English meaning
- horror
- Synonym
- Entsetzen, Schrecken
- German example
- Mit Graus sah er dem Unwetter entgegen.
- English example
- He looked forward to the storm with horror.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Graus
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- grausig
Horrific, gruesome
- grausen
To feel disgusted, to be horrified
- Grausamkeit
Cruelty
- Grauschnäpper
Spotted flycatcher
- Grauschwarz
Greyish-black
- grausam
Cruel
- grauschwarz
Grayish-black is a color that lies between gray and black.
- Weißgrau
Off-white is a color that is a mixture of white and gray, where the gray tone is very light and almost appears white.
- Garrotte
Garrote
- tyrannisieren
To tyrannize
- Blut lecken
to get a taste for something
- Barbarei
Barbarity
- bestialisch
bestial, brutal, inhuman
- unmenschlich
Inhumane
- blutrünstig
bloodthirsty
- Sklavenhalter
slaveholder
- Schwarzweißbild
black and white image
- Gräueltat
Atrocity
- brutalstmöglich
As brutally as possible means to do something in the most brutal, cruel, and merciless way.
- Tierquälerei
Animal cruelty
- Gemetzel
Carnage
- Spießrutenlauf
A Spießrutenlauf is a punishment in which the person being punished must run between two rows of people who strike them.
- Autodafé
Auto-da-fé
- Greueltat
Atrocity
- zerfleischen
To tear to pieces, to savage
- hinmorden
To assassinate means to murder someone intentionally and cruelly, often for political reasons.
- inhuman
inhuman
- unbarmherzig
Merciless, ruthless
- unfasslich
Incomprehensible
- Schwarzweißfotografie
Black and white photography
- Sadismus
Sadism
- Schrecklichkeit
Horror, atrocity
- Steinigung
Stoning
- Wehrlosigkeit
Defenselessness
- Vernichtungskrieg
war of annihilation
- Hellgrau
Light gray is a color that is lighter than gray but darker than white.
- Dunkelgrau
Dark grey
- Schwarzgrau
Charcoal gray
- Übertötung
Overkilling
- grauen
To dread
- ergrauen
To turn gray
- steinigen
To stone
- ausgrauen
To gray out means to make something appear less colorful or gray, often to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable.
- brutal
brutal
- grau
gray
- barbarisch
Barbaric
- berüchtigt
Notorious
- monochrom
Monochrome
- sadistisch
Sadistic means deriving pleasure or gratification from cruelty or the suffering of others.
Example sentences with “Graus”
Der Anblick war ein Graus. (The sight was a horror.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Graus' common?
It is often used in the phrase 'ein Graus sein' (to be a horror/nuisance).