HIDEOUS


Meaning of HIDEOUS in English

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?

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