グロguro

1. na-adjective, noungrotesque

• SynonymグロテスクNeutralThe full form; covers grotesque ugliness in looks, scenes or art styles, and is more formal than the abbreviation 「グロ」.
• Related醜いみにくいNeutralEveryday word for ugly or unpleasant to look at, also for shameful behaviour; very common, but without the gory, sensational edge of 「グロ」.
• Related見苦しいみぐるしいNeutralUnsightly or unseemly, as in 「見苦しい言い訳」; stresses looking bad or losing face, without the grotesque feel.
• Related醜悪しゅうあくWrittenWritten style for hideous, repulsive ugliness or base conduct, as in 「醜悪な争い」.
• RelatedぶさいくCasualColloquial, often teasing: ugly looks or clumsy, crude workmanship; no sense of gore or shock.
• Related不器量ぶきりょうNeutralOld-fashioned word for plain or unattractive looks, also for lacking ability; no sense of disgust.
• Related醜怪しゅうかいWrittenWritten style, rarely used; ugly and bizarre, close in meaning to 「グロテスク」.
• Related格好の悪いかっこうのわるいNeutralUnattractive or unseemly; mainly modifies nouns, as in 「格好の悪い服」. As a predicate, 「かっこ悪い」 is usual.
• Relatedかっこ悪いかっこわるいCasualColloquial for uncool or embarrassing; works directly as a predicate and has nothing to do with gore.
• RelatedグロいCasualThe adjective form, colloquial, as in 「グロい映像」; stresses how disgusting and unsettling something looks.
• Related醜しゅうWrittenWritten word for ugliness or disgrace, mostly in compounds such as 「醜聞」「美醜」; seldom used alone.
• Related奇怪千万きかいせんばんWrittenFour-character idiom, written style: bizarre and inexplicable, with no sense of disgust.
• Antonym美しいうつくしいNeutralAntonym: beautiful, as in 「美しい景色」; the opposite of grotesque, repulsive 「グロ」.

「グロ」 is the casual abbreviation for gory, disgusting content, as in 「グロ注意」「エログロ」; say 「グロい」 for the adjective and 「グロテスク」 for the fuller, more formal form. For plain ugliness or shameful behaviour use 「醜い」; for unattractive looks 「不細工」 or 「かっこ悪い」; 「醜怪」「醜悪」 are written alternatives.

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1. 気持きもち悪わるく、不快ふかいな感かんじがする様子ようす。