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Hideous

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Adjective

1. hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

Example Sentences:
'subjected to outrageous cruelty'
'a hideous pattern of injustice'
'horrific conditions in the mining industry'

2. hideous, repulsive

so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

Example Sentences:
'a hideous scar'
'a repulsive mask'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Hideous

see synonyms of hideous
adjective
1. 
extremely ugly; repulsive
a hideous person
2. 
terrifying and horrific

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Hideous

see synonyms of hideous
adjective
horrible to see, hear, etc.; very ugly or revolting; dreadful

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Hideous

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adj.
1. Repulsive, especially to the sight; revolting. See Synonyms at ugly.
2. Morally offensive; detestable: hideous acts of torture.
3. Causing great harm or fear; terrible: a hideous disease.

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