👹grotesque

adjective
/ɡroʊˈtɛsk/

Meaning

comically or repulsively ugly or distorted

Example Sentences

The sculpture was so grotesque that it frightened the children.

Example Expressions

grotesque exaggeration

Synonyms

distorted, bizarre, monstrous, absurd, freakish

Antonyms

beautiful, normal, graceful

Collocations

grotesque figure, grotesque scene, grotesque appearance, grotesque exaggeration

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