Meaning
2 sensesTotally reprehensible.
I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.
The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.
abscheulich, verabscheuungswürdig
гну́сныйgnúsnyj, ме́рзкийmérzkij, отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj
жахли́вийžaxlývyj, оги́днийohýdnyj, мерзе́ннийmerzénnyj
Bad, evil or villainous.
- extremely wicked, deeply criminal
Examples
14 sentencesTom was the victim of a heinous crime.
deTom wurde Opfer eines abscheulichen Verbrechens. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sami might have committed this heinous act.
Spoiling an ending is a heinous crime against humanity.
Any murder is gruesome but this one was especially heinous.
ruЛюбое убийство ужасно, но это было особенно чудовищным. — shanghainese
Fadil committed a heinous crime in the name of love.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English heynous, from Anglo-Norman hainous, heinous (compare French haineux) fFrom Middle English heynous, from Anglo-Norman hainous, heinous (compare French haineux) from Old French haïr, hadir (“to hate”) (compare Old French en-hadir (“to become filled with hate”)), from Frankish *hattjan (“to hate”) (compare Middle English hetien). More at hate.
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Forms
more heinous, most heinous| Comparative | more heinous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most heinous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- extremely wicked, deeply criminal:flagitious
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form