hid ‧ e ‧ ous /ˈhɪdiəs/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: hidous , from hide 'terror' ]
extremely unpleasant or ugly:
a hideous dress
hideous crimes
Dinnertime that day was hideous.
—hideously adverb :
Her face was hideously scarred.
—hideousness noun [uncountable]
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THESAURUS
■ extremely ugly
▪ hideous extremely ugly:
His hideous face twisted into a smile.
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a hideous concrete shopping centre
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a hideous monster
▪ repulsive extremely ugly, especially in a way that makes you want to look away:
His appearance was so repulsive he had to wear a mask.
▪ grotesque extremely ugly in a strange or unnatural way:
A grotesque figure appeared out of the darkness.
▪ an eyesore ( also a blot on the landscape ) noun [singular] something that is so ugly that it spoils the appearance of an area:
Local residents regard the new office building as an eyesore.
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I think wind turbines are a blot on the landscape - why can't people just use less electricity?