Lurid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

horrible in fierceness or savagery

glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʊɹɹɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʊəɹɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʊəɹɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈʊɹɹɪd/.

Examples

lurid crimes
a lurid life
lurid details of the accident

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shocking

Parts of Speech

adjective	horrible in fierceness or savagery “lurid crimes”
adjective	glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism “lurid details of the accident”
adjective	shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke “a lurid sunset”
adjective	ghastly pale “moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence”

Word Forms

luridness

noun

the quality of being ghastly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grell

schrecklich in Wildheit oder Wildheit

🇫🇷French

sinistre

horrible par sa férocité ou sa sauvagerie

🇪🇸Spanish

espeluznante

horrible en fiereza o salvajismo

🇮🇹Italian

lurido

orribile nella ferocia o nella ferocia

🇳🇱Dutch

luguber

verschrikkelijk in felheid of wreedheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

sinistro

horrível em ferocidade ou selvageria

🇷🇺Russian

мрачный

ужасен в свирепости или дикости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भयंकर

उग्रता या बर्बरता में भयानक

🇧🇩Bengali

লোভী

ভয়ঙ্কর in fierceness or savagery

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவற்ற

கொடூரமான அல்லது காட்டுமிராண்டித்தனத்தில்

🇮🇳Telugu

మర్మమైన

భయంకరమైనది లేదా క్రూరత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

आळशी

उग्रपणा किंवा क्रूरपणा मध्ये भयानक

🇮🇳Gujarati

આછું

ઉગ્રતા અથવા ક્રૂરતામાં ભયાનક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ

ಉಗ್ರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅನಾಗರಿಕತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯಾನಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂർച്ചയുള്ള

ക്രൂരതയിലോ ക്രൂരതയിലോ ഭയങ്കരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਲੀ

ਭਿਆਨਕਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਰਹਿਮੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਿਆਨਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

لالچ

شدید یا وحشی میں خوفناک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

耸人听闻的

凶猛或野蛮可怕

🇯🇵Japanese

ばかげた

凶暴さまたは野蛮さにおいて恐ろしい

🇰🇷Korean

어쩐지 기분 나쁜

맹렬함이나 잔인함이 끔찍하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khủng khiếp

khủng khiếp trong sự khốc liệt hoặc man rợ

🇹🇭Thai

น่ากลัว

น่าสยดสยองในความดุร้ายหรือความป่าเถื่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengerikan

mengerikan dalam keganasan atau kebiadaban

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakatakot

kakila-kilabot sa kabangisan o kabangisan

🇲🇾Malay

menyeramkan

dahsyat dalam keganasan atau kebiadaban

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متوهج

الرهيب في الشراسة أو الوحشية

🇮🇷Persian

مبهم

وحشتناک در خشونت یا وحشیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

korkunç

şiddet veya vahşet açısından korkunç

🇮🇱Hebrew

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