grim

/ɡrɪm/
adjective
  1. Very serious, stern, or forbidding in appearance or manner.
    • The teacher gave the students a grim look when they wouldn't stop talking.
    • She wore a grim expression throughout the entire meeting.
    • His face was grim as he delivered the bad news.
  2. Causing feelings of sadness, worry, or hopelessness; unpleasant and depressing.
    • The report painted a grim picture of the country's economy.
    • After the storm, the town faced a grim reality of widespread damage.
    • The hospital waiting room had a grim atmosphere.
  3. Unpleasantly harsh or unyielding; not giving in to pleasure or comfort.
    • They endured the grim conditions of the long winter with little food.
    • Life in the prison camp was grim and monotonous.
    • The soldiers faced a grim struggle to survive.