grim
adjective (SERIOUS) /ɡrɪm/ (grimmer, grimmest)Definition
C2 worried and serious or sad: Her face was grim as she told them the bad news. The expression on his face was one of grim determination. Later Mr Ashby left the court, grim-faced and silent.Feeling sad and unhappyAnxious and worried grimly /ˈɡrɪm.li/ adverb grimness /ˈɡrɪm.nəs/ noun [U] Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for badNot hopeful
(Definition of grim adjective (SERIOUS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter adjective
- anxious adjective (WORRIED)
- apprehensive adjective
- fret verb
- fretful adjective
- frightened adjective
- fuss verb (GIVE ATTENTION TO)
- get in a sweat idiom
- never fear idiom
- oppressed adjective (FEELINGS)
- overwrought adjective
- perturbed adjective
- pit of your stomach idiom
- uncomfortable adjective
- uneasy adjective
- unquiet adjective
- unsettled adjective (WORRIED)
- uptight adjective
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Anxious and worried
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