hideous
Extremely or shockingly uglyExtremely or shockingly ugly.
» Tom is hideous.
Tom ist abscheulich.
Том омерзителен.
Том огидний.
Meaning
4 sensesExtremely 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 sentencesTom is hideous.
Том огидний. — deniko
ruТом омерзителен. — odexed
deTom ist abscheulich. — Felixjp
A hideous monster used to live there.
ruОдно время там жил ужасный монстр. — odexed
deDort hauste einmal ein abscheuliches Ungeheuer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom rolled up his sleeve, exposing a hideous scar.
ruТом закатал рукав, показывая жуткий шрам. — odexed
deTom rollte seinen Ärmel hoch, und es kam eine hässliche Narbe zum Vorschein. — raggione
The police haven't yet caught the person who committed this hideous crime.
ruПолиция ещё не поймала человека, совершившего это ужасное преступление. — odexed
The man aiming his gun at us had a hideous smile on his face.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hidous, from Anglo-Norman hidous, from Old French hideus, hydus (“thatFrom 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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Forms
more hideous, most hideous| Comparative | more hideous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most hideous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonyms- so extremely ugly as to be terrifying:repulsive
- grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror:horridhorrificoutrageous
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form