hideous

hid·e·ous

(hĭd′ē-əs)

adj.

1. Repulsive, especially to the sight; revolting. See Synonyms at ugly.

2. Morally offensive; detestable: hideous acts of torture.

3. Causing great harm or fear; terrible: a hideous disease.

[Middle English, variant of hidous, from Anglo-Norman and Old French hideus, hisdeus, probably from Old French hisde, hide, horror, fright (probably from alteration, with expressive initial h, of Frankish *egisida, fright, from Germanic *agisōn, from *agiz, fear), or perhaps from Vulgar Latin *hispidōsus, horripilating (from Latin hispidus, rough, shaggy, bristly; probably akin to hirsūtus, hairy, hirsute).]

hid′e·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē) n.

hid′e·ous·ly adv.

hid′e·ous·ness n.

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hideous

(ˈhɪdɪəs)

adj

1. extremely ugly; repulsive: a hideous person.

2. terrifying and horrific

[C13: from Old French hisdos, from hisde fear; of uncertain origin]

ˈhideously adv

ˈhideousness, hideosity n

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hid•e•ous

(ˈhɪd i əs)

adj.

1. horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive.

2. shocking or revolting to the moral sense: a hideous crime.

3. distressing; appalling: hideous expense.

[1275–1325; Middle English hidous < Old French hisdos=hisde horror, fright (probably < Old High German *egisida, derivative of egisōn, agison to frighten) + -os -ous]

hid′e•ous•ly, adv.

hid′e•ous•ness, hid`e•os′i•ty (-ˈɒs ɪ ti) n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	hideous - grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
	2.	hideous - so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask" ugly - displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"

hideous

adjective

1. ugly, revolting, ghastly, monstrous, grotesque, gruesome, grisly, unsightly, repulsive She saw a hideous face at the window and screamed.
ugly beautiful, lovely, pleasing, appealing, charming, entrancing, pleasant, captivating

2. terrifying, shocking, terrible, awful, appalling, disgusting, horrible, dreadful, horrific, obscene, sickening, horrendous, macabre, horrid, odious, loathsome, abominable, detestable, godawful (slang) His family was subjected to a hideous attack.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

hideous

adjective

1. Extremely displeasing to the eye:

Translations

بَشِعرهيب، بَشِع، شائِن، قبيح

ohyzdnýošklivý

hæslig

hirveähirvittäväinhottavakammottavakauhea

užasan

hræîilegur

ぞっとする

몹시 추한

derdzīgspretīgs

ogabenostuden

anskrämlig

อัปลักษณ์

gớm ghiếc

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hideous

[ˈhɪdiəs] adj

(= ugly) → hideux/euse, atroce

hideous

adj

(= appalling) embarrassment, disappointment, expense, price → fürchterlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hideous

[ˈhɪdɪəs] adj (sight, person) → orribile, orrendo/a; (crime) → atroce

hideous

(ˈhidiəs) adjective

extremely ugly. a hideous vase.

ˈhideously adverbˈhideousness noun

hideous

→ بَشِع ohyzdný hæslig scheußlich ειδεχθής espantoso kammottava hideux užasan orribile ぞっとする 몹시 추한 afschuwelijk fæl ohydny horrível отвратительный anskrämlig อัปลักษณ์ itici gớm ghiếc 丑恶的

hideous

a. horrible; abominable.