Definitions for hideousˈhɪd i əs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hid•e•ousˈhɪd i əs(adj.)
horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive.
shocking or revolting to the moral sense:
a hideous crime.
distressing; appalling:
hideous expense.
Origin of hideous:
1275–1325; ME hidous < OF hisdos=hisde horror, fright (prob. < OHG *egisida, der. of egisōn, agison to frighten) +-os -ous
hid′e•ous•ness-ˈɒs ɪ ti(n.)
hid`e•os′i•ty-ˈɒs ɪ ti(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous(adj)
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
"subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
hideous, repulsive(adj)
so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
"a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
hideous(adjective)ˈhɪd i əs
horrible and frightening
the monster's hideous face
Wiktionary
hideous(Adjective)
Frightful; shocking; extremely ugly.
A piteous and hideous spectacle." Thomas Babington Macaulay.
hideous(Adjective)
Distressing or offensive to the ear; horrible.
hideous(Adjective)
Hateful; shocking.
Sure, you have some hideous matter to deliver. - William Shakespeare
Webster Dictionary
Hideous(adj)
frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks
Hideous(adj)
distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise
Hideous(adj)
hateful; shocking
Translations for hideous
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- afskuwelikAfrikaans
- رهيب، بَشِع، شائِن، قبيحArabic
- противенBulgarian
- horrorosoPortuguese (BR)
- ošklivýCzech
- scheußlichGerman
- hæsligDanish
- αποκρουστικός, απαίσιοςGreek
- horrible, horrorosoSpanish
- võigasEstonian
- زشتFarsi
- hirveäFinnish
- hideuxFrench
- זְווָעָתִיHebrew
- डरावनाHindi
- ružan, odvratanCroatian
- csúnyaHungarian
- burukIndonesian
- hræðilegurIcelandic
- orrendoItalian
- ぞっとするJapanese
- 몹시 추한Korean
- šlykštusLithuanian
- derdzīgs; pretīgsLatvian
- sangat hodohMalay
- afstotelijk, pijn aan de ogen veroorzakendDutch
- gyselig, grufull, avskyelig, hesligNorwegian
- ohydnyPolish
- زشتPersian
- ويرونكى، بدرنګه، بد ورګي، بدغونىPashto
- horrorosoPortuguese
- hidosRomanian
- уродливыйRussian
- odpornýSlovak
- ostudenSlovenian
- užasanSerbian
- anskrämlig, vederstyggligSwedish
- น่ากลัวThai
- iğrençTurkish
- 醜陋不堪的Chinese (Trad.)
- огидний, бридкийUkrainian
- بہت بدصورتUrdu
- gớm guốcVietnamese
- 丑陋的Chinese (Simp.)
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