Grotesquerie
Grotesquerie noun - A strange or horrible and often frightening creature.
Usage example: born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie
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Horror and grotesquerie are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horror" instead a noun "Grotesquerie".
Horror
Horror noun - The quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay.
Grotesquerie and horror are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grotesquerie" instead a noun "Horror".
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Horror and Grotesquerie. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grotesquerie/horror
Grotesquerie & Horror. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grotesquerie/horror>.
Horror or Grotesquerie. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/grotesquerie/horror.
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