grausam
cruel; horrible
English translations
- 01
harsh
- 02
brutal
- 03
cruel
Word details
- German meaning
- Brutal, gefühllos und unbarmherzig.
- English meaning
- Cruel
- Synonym
- brutal, unbarmherzig
- German example
- Die Geschichte des Krieges ist voller grausamer Taten.
- English example
- The history of the war is full of cruel acts.
- Comparative
- grausamerSuperlative: am grausamsten
Related words
- Grausamkeit
Cruelty
- berühmt-berüchtigt
Infamous
- brutalstmöglich
As brutally as possible means to do something in the most brutal, cruel, and merciless way.
- Bestie
Beast
- Massaker
Massacre
- Steinigung
Stoning
- Schrecklichkeit
Horror, atrocity
- Übertötung
Overkilling
- Garrotte
Garrote
- tyrannisieren
To tyrannize
- steinigen
To stone
- inhuman
inhuman
- bestialisch
bestial, brutal, inhuman
- unfasslich
Incomprehensible
- sadistisch
Sadistic means deriving pleasure or gratification from cruelty or the suffering of others.
- brutal
brutal
- unbarmherzig
Merciless, ruthless
- blutrünstig
bloodthirsty
- Sadismus
Sadism
- Folterknecht
Torturer
- Gräueltat
Atrocity
- Autodafé
Auto-da-fé
- barbarisch
Barbaric
- unmenschlich
Inhumane
- berüchtigt
Notorious
- Brutalität
Brutality
- Tierquälerei
Animal cruelty
- Barbarei
Barbarity
- Unmensch
Inhuman
- Unmenschlichkeit
Inhumanity
- Sklavenhalter
slaveholder
- Wehrlosigkeit
Defenselessness
- Gemetzel
Carnage
- Vernichtungskrieg
war of annihilation
- Spießrutenlauf
A Spießrutenlauf is a punishment in which the person being punished must run between two rows of people who strike them.
- Greueltat
Atrocity
- zerfleischen
To tear to pieces, to savage
- hinmorden
To assassinate means to murder someone intentionally and cruelly, often for political reasons.
- Blut lecken
to get a taste for something
Example sentences with “grausam”
Das war eine grausame Tat. (That was a cruel act.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'grausam' an adjective?
Yes, it describes a person or an action.