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hid·e·ous
 hideous
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- pronunciation:
- hI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
exceptionally ugly or frightening in appearance; repulsive.
He was swallowed by a hideous monster.Look at this hideous dress I have to wear!- synonyms:
- grotesque, gruesome, horrid, monstrous, repellent, repugnant, repulsive
- antonyms:
- beautiful, lovely, ravishing, stunning
- similar words:
- abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, beastly, disgusting, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, gross, horrendous, horrible, loathsome, odious, revolting, ugly
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| definition 2: |
morally repulsive or detestable.
How could he have committed this hideous murder?- synonyms:
- abominable, appalling, grisly, heinous, horrendous, monstrous, repugnant, repulsive
- antonyms:
- righteous, virtuous
- similar words:
- abhorrent, awful, beastly, detestable, disgusting, dreadful, foul, ghastly, gruesome, horrible, horrid, loathsome, macabre, odious, revolting, shocking, sickening, ugly, vile
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| definition 3: |
appalling or worrisome, esp. used of prices.
We can't afford the hideous cost of heating this house.- synonyms:
- appalling, atrocious, galling, horrendous
- similar words:
- shocking, worrisome
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| related words: |
atrocious, monstrous, morbid, terrible, tremendous, unsightly |
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| derivations: |
hideously (adv.), hideousness (n.) |
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