adjective · rare

hideous

hideous · more hideous · most hideous

жахливий

страшный, ужасный, отвратительный, уродливый

abscheulich, scheußlich

Extremely or shockingly uglyExtremely or shockingly ugly.

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/ˈhɪd.i.əs/

» Tom is hideous.

Tom ist abscheulich.

Том омерзителен.

Том огидний.

Meaning

4 senses

Extremely or shockingly ugly.
I’m sorry to break it to you, but your dress looks truly hideous.
scheußlich
стра́шныйstrášnyj, ужа́сныйužásnyj, отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj
жахливийžaxlyvyj
so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
Having a very unpleasant or frightening sound.
Hateful; shocking.
abscheulich
стра́шныйstrášnyj, ужа́сныйužásnyj, отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj
Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.
abscheulich
стра́шныйstrášnyj, ужа́сныйužásnyj, отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj

Examples

44 sentences

Tom is hideous.
Том огидний.
ruТом омерзителен.
deTom ist abscheulich.
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A hideous monster used to live there.
ruОдно время там жил ужасный монстр.
deDort hauste einmal ein abscheuliches Ungeheuer.
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Tom rolled up his sleeve, exposing a hideous scar.
ruТом закатал рукав, показывая жуткий шрам.
deTom rollte seinen Ärmel hoch, und es kam eine hässliche Narbe zum Vorschein.
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The police haven't yet caught the person who committed this hideous crime.
ruПолиция ещё не поймала человека, совершившего это ужасное преступление.
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The man aiming his gun at us had a hideous smile on his face.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

extremely ugly:

Русский

By meaning 1

extremely ugly:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

extremely ugly:

hateful; shocking:

Origin

From Middle English hidous, from Anglo-Norman hidous, from Old French hideus, hydus (“that

From Middle English hidous, from Anglo-Norman hidous, from Old French hideus, hydus (“that which inspires terror”), from earlier hisdos, from Old French hisda (“horror, fear”), of uncertain and disputed origin. Probably from Proto-West Germanic *agisiþu (“horror, terror”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisōn (“to frighten, terrorise”), from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, fear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to frighten”). Cognate with Old High German egisa, egidī (“horror”), Old English egesa (“fear, dread”), Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (agis, “fear, terror”).

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