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Definition of hideous in English:

hideous

adjective ˈhɪdɪəsˈhɪdiəs
  • 1Extremely ugly.

    非常令人不快的

    hideous lizard-like creatures
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hideous scar on his back is a testimony to the violence that was inflicted upon him by the police when he was just a helpless baby.
    • I wear a hideous uniform during my working days, so outside that time, I'm relaxed.
    • The façade is a hideous green, possibly painted two decades ago and impossibly free of graffiti.
    • Whereas his earlier paintings portrayed women as hideous, gargoyle-like creatures, there was a distinct progression and a definite softening in his outlook.
    • As well as animal forms, demons can have other grotesque and hideous forms.
    • They are hideous examples of concrete brutalism, dilapidated and badly-run and best demolished.
    • It is a still a point of hot debate with skiers as to whether Les Arcs is a work of architectural genius, or simply a hideous alpine eyesore.
    • If you decide that your girlfriend was right and you are rather hideous then don't despair.
    • Sure I ain't gonna win any beauty contests, but I am not the hideous, scary freak I had been hiding from.
    • Holden Road was sold for 30 grand to a property developer who tore it down and a hideous development stands on the site.
    • Thankfully all photographic evidence of our tour of the Loire Valley has been destroyed, so no one will ever be able to confirm how truly hideous my outfit was.
    • Another bugbear of childbearing is the pregnancy bra - a hideous garment.
    • Are you wearing those hideous glasses to hide your dilated pupils or something?
    • The characters are either utterly hideous or desperately beautiful.
    • His best comments were not reserved for the performers, but for that hideous shrieking female host.
    • She is not a hideous woman but you would think he was marrying a horse by the cruel way the media treat her.
    • She was wearing a hideous brown dress, complete with mules and a patent black belt.
    • What this month is all about is a bit of fun to raise some money for a worthy charity while looking hideous for an entire month.
    • The replacement number 9 buses are hideous - nasty boxy double deckers with zero character.
    • She described a hideous humpbacked creature with stumpy horns, and bristles down the back of a long neck.
    Synonyms
    ugly, unsightly, repulsive, repellent, revolting, gruesome, disgusting, grotesque, monstrous, grim, ghastly, macabre, misshapen, misproportioned, reptilian
    informal weird, freaky, as ugly as sin, fugly
    British informal like the back end of a bus
    New Zealand informal huckery
    1. 1.1 Extremely unpleasant.
      非常令人不快的
      the whole hideous story

      骇人听闻的全部真相。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • During a secret speech in February 1956 (which was almost immediately leaked to the Western media) he condemned the policies of the hitherto much admired Stalin and accused him of hideous crimes.
      • His passengers had to suffer a hideous rollercoaster ride as the car hit the kerb or mounted the pavement at breathtaking speed.
      • It was a dignified response in the face of hideous provocation.
      • The hideous hangovers and post booze blues mean that the older I get the less I drink which is probably for the best for all concerned.
      • To make things worse we had the hideous spectacle of a peace campaigner being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
      • Being caught in the middle of someone else's family argument is hideous and embarrassing.
      • What happened today was a hideous crime. It was incredibly well organised and highly co-ordinated.
      • I was sleeping in a tent, and woke up at 5 in the morning feeling hideous.
      • It simply discloses a new and hideous fact about the world order.
      • To this day, I still feel appalled that there are people who have such hideous and dark sides to them.
      • We have to rely on the federal senate to block this hideous sick piece of legislation, otherwise we are sunk.
      • As in so many American plays, the past haunts the present and contains a hideous secret that is known but never acknowledged.
      • Cielle was awoken by the most hideous sound she had ever heard in her life.
      • I have a dear friend, who went through a hideous divorce after a very messy marriage.
      • We will continue to utilise all our expertise and resources to ensure that the culprits responsible for this hideous crime are brought to book.
      • I nearly stayed in, but the thought of the Scottish TV Hogmanay special was just too hideous to contemplate.
      • The best thing about this withdrawal is that my first was so hideous that this seems like a walk in the park.
      • She stuck her arms up into the air and laughed a hideous, horrible laugh.
      • A human life has ended through one of the most hideous execution methods ever devised.
      • Doesn't it smack of the most hideous hypocrisy and moral weakness?
      Synonyms
      horrific, terrible, appalling, awful, dreadful, frightful, fearful, horrible, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, sickening, gruesome, ghastly, very bad, terribly bad, unspeakable, outrageous, abhorrent, monstrous, heinous, abominable, foul, vile, odious, loathsome, contemptible, execrable, indescribable
      informal God-awful
      British informal beastly
      rare egregious

Derivatives

  • hideousness

  • noun ˈhɪdɪəsnəsˈhɪdiəsnəs
    • He felt the cool air upon his face and stepped back swiftly into the darker shadows by the wall, almost pushing the young girl away from him in his effort to hide his hideousness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The hideousness of that thing will haunt my dreams for the rest of my life.
      • Toronto looks its best when seen from a ferry in the lake from where you can admire the CN Tower and surrounding buildings, avoiding the hideousness both to the right and left.
      • I've been to some grim places in my time, but nothing prepared me for the sheer hideousness of Bristol in the rain.
      • Curled up, as if in repose, the stuffed tiger was probably 6 foot long, end to end, not including the tail. It was a thing of unparalleled hideousness.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French hidos, hideus, from hide, hisde 'fear', of unknown origin.

Rhymes

fastidious, insidious, invidious, perfidious

Definition of hideous in US English:

hideous

adjectiveˈhidēəsˈhɪdiəs
  • 1Ugly or disgusting to look at.

    丑陋的,令人厌恶的

    his smile made him look more hideous than ever

    他的微笑使他更加显得面目可憎。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was wearing a hideous brown dress, complete with mules and a patent black belt.
    • His best comments were not reserved for the performers, but for that hideous shrieking female host.
    • Holden Road was sold for 30 grand to a property developer who tore it down and a hideous development stands on the site.
    • Thankfully all photographic evidence of our tour of the Loire Valley has been destroyed, so no one will ever be able to confirm how truly hideous my outfit was.
    • Another bugbear of childbearing is the pregnancy bra - a hideous garment.
    • She described a hideous humpbacked creature with stumpy horns, and bristles down the back of a long neck.
    • Sure I ain't gonna win any beauty contests, but I am not the hideous, scary freak I had been hiding from.
    • It is a still a point of hot debate with skiers as to whether Les Arcs is a work of architectural genius, or simply a hideous alpine eyesore.
    • They are hideous examples of concrete brutalism, dilapidated and badly-run and best demolished.
    • The façade is a hideous green, possibly painted two decades ago and impossibly free of graffiti.
    • I wear a hideous uniform during my working days, so outside that time, I'm relaxed.
    • She is not a hideous woman but you would think he was marrying a horse by the cruel way the media treat her.
    • The characters are either utterly hideous or desperately beautiful.
    • Are you wearing those hideous glasses to hide your dilated pupils or something?
    • As well as animal forms, demons can have other grotesque and hideous forms.
    • The hideous scar on his back is a testimony to the violence that was inflicted upon him by the police when he was just a helpless baby.
    • Whereas his earlier paintings portrayed women as hideous, gargoyle-like creatures, there was a distinct progression and a definite softening in his outlook.
    • The replacement number 9 buses are hideous - nasty boxy double deckers with zero character.
    • What this month is all about is a bit of fun to raise some money for a worthy charity while looking hideous for an entire month.
    • If you decide that your girlfriend was right and you are rather hideous then don't despair.
    Synonyms
    ugly, unsightly, repulsive, repellent, revolting, gruesome, disgusting, grotesque, monstrous, grim, ghastly, macabre, misshapen, misproportioned, reptilian
    1. 1.1 Extremely unpleasant.
      非常令人不快的
      the whole hideous story

      骇人听闻的全部真相。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was a dignified response in the face of hideous provocation.
      • Cielle was awoken by the most hideous sound she had ever heard in her life.
      • The hideous hangovers and post booze blues mean that the older I get the less I drink which is probably for the best for all concerned.
      • What happened today was a hideous crime. It was incredibly well organised and highly co-ordinated.
      • His passengers had to suffer a hideous rollercoaster ride as the car hit the kerb or mounted the pavement at breathtaking speed.
      • To make things worse we had the hideous spectacle of a peace campaigner being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
      • We have to rely on the federal senate to block this hideous sick piece of legislation, otherwise we are sunk.
      • A human life has ended through one of the most hideous execution methods ever devised.
      • I was sleeping in a tent, and woke up at 5 in the morning feeling hideous.
      • I nearly stayed in, but the thought of the Scottish TV Hogmanay special was just too hideous to contemplate.
      • I have a dear friend, who went through a hideous divorce after a very messy marriage.
      • To this day, I still feel appalled that there are people who have such hideous and dark sides to them.
      • As in so many American plays, the past haunts the present and contains a hideous secret that is known but never acknowledged.
      • We will continue to utilise all our expertise and resources to ensure that the culprits responsible for this hideous crime are brought to book.
      • It simply discloses a new and hideous fact about the world order.
      • Doesn't it smack of the most hideous hypocrisy and moral weakness?
      • She stuck her arms up into the air and laughed a hideous, horrible laugh.
      • Being caught in the middle of someone else's family argument is hideous and embarrassing.
      • The best thing about this withdrawal is that my first was so hideous that this seems like a walk in the park.
      • During a secret speech in February 1956 (which was almost immediately leaked to the Western media) he condemned the policies of the hitherto much admired Stalin and accused him of hideous crimes.
      Synonyms
      horrific, terrible, appalling, awful, dreadful, frightful, fearful, horrible, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, sickening, gruesome, ghastly, very bad, terribly bad, unspeakable, outrageous, abhorrent, monstrous, heinous, abominable, foul, vile, odious, loathsome, contemptible, execrable, indescribable

Origin

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

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