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hideous
[ hid-ee-uhs ]
adjective
- horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly:
a hideous monster.
Synonyms: ghastly, appalling, dreadful, monstrous, odious, detestable, repellent, grim, grisly
Antonyms: attractive, pleasing
- shocking or revolting to the moral sense:
a hideous crime.
Synonyms: ghastly, appalling, dreadful, monstrous, odious, detestable, repellent, grim, grisly
- distressing; appalling:
the hideous expense of moving one's home to another city.
hideous
/ ˌhɪdɪˈɒsɪtɪ; ˈhɪdɪəs /
adjective
- extremely ugly; repulsive
a hideous person
- terrifying and horrific
Derived Forms
- ˈhideously, adverb
- ˈhideousness, noun
Other Words From
- hide·ous·ly adverb
- hide·ous·ness hid·e·os·i·ty [hid-ee-, os, -i-tee], noun
- un·hide·ous adjective
- un·hide·ous·ly adverb
- un·hide·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hideous1
Example Sentences
Harry Seager’s picture of the confectionery generated interest from thousands of members on the Dull Men’s Club Facebook page, with one labelling it “hideous”.
Morrison said the killing was a “hideous crime” but had no connection to Woodward’s interest in the Atomwaffen Division.
"Through comedy, hideous historical facts and some banging tunes, we hope we’ve brought joy, laughter and - maybe - inspired new generations of young historians," executive producer Richard Bradley said.
"This is more hideous than a group picture of some kind of a seniors' club during a trip to a hot spring. It's utterly embarrassing," one user wrote on X.
"The statement is hideous, whining and divisive," Hasia R. Diner, a historian at New York University who writes about Jewish issues, told Salon.
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