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   hid·e·ous

   /ˈhidēəs/

   adjective

   • 1. ugly or disgusting to look at: "his smile made him look more hideous than ever" Similar uglyunsightlyrepulsiverepellentrevoltinggruesomedisgustinggrotesquemonstrousgrimghastlymacabremisshapenmisproportionedreptilianinformal:weirdfreakyas ugly as sinfuglylike the back end of a bushuckeryOpposite beautiful
   • ▪ extremely unpleasant: "the whole hideous story" Similar horrificterribleappallingawfuldreadfulfrightfulfearfulhorriblehorrendoushorrifyingshockingsickeninggruesomeghastlyvery badterribly badunspeakableoutrageousabhorrentmonstrousheinousabominablefoulvileodiousloathsomecontemptibleexecrableindescribableinformal:godawfulbeastlyrare:egregiousOpposite pleasant

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French hidos, hideus, from hide, hisde ‘fear’, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hideousness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHIDEOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   extremely ugly or bad: They've just built some hideous new apartment blocks on the seafront. She wears the most hideous colour combinations you could ever imagine. Synonyms. ghastly UK informal. grim (UNPLEASANT) informal. grotesque (UGLY) ugly (NOT ATTRACTIVE) unattractive. unprepossessing. unsightly formal.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hideousHideous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of HIDEOUS is offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly. How to use hideous in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHIDEOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You can describe an event, experience, or action as hideous when you mean that it is very unpleasant, painful, or difficult to bear.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › hideousHideous - definition of hideous by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hideousHideous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Hideous is a word that means extremely ugly. Anything or anybody that is painful — and a little scary — to look at is hideous.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHIDEOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   extremely ugly or bad: They've just built some hideous new apartment blocks on the waterfront. She wears the most hideous color combinations you could ever imagine. Synonyms. ghastly UK informal. grim (UNPLEASANT) informal. grotesque (UGLY) ugly (NOT ATTRACTIVE) unattractive. unprepossessing. unsightly formal.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › hideousHIDEOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhideous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of hideous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHIDEOUS definition in American English | Collins English...

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    You can describe an event, experience, or action as hideous when you mean that it is very unpleasant, painful, or difficult to bear.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHIDEOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    adjective. uk / ˈhɪdiəs / us. Add to word list. very ugly: a hideous monster. hideously. adverb. (Definition of hideous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hideous. in Chinese (Traditional) 極醜的, 極壞的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 极丑的, 极坏的… See more. in Spanish.