grotesque

It reminds one of a grotesque Russian expression: “If he beats you, it means he loves you.”

Last month, after weeks of mounting pressure, the Israeli military said it had airdropped humanitarian aid into Gaza - a move that was criticised at the time by aid agencies as a "grotesque distraction".

Pastor, in his statement, called the delays with that project a “grotesque situation.”

"It is just heartbreaking for them in what was supposed to be a poignant farewell this morning that it turned into something which was just grotesque."

It stands as an undeniable, grotesque monument to the unchecked power of the state and the monstrous machinery of war.