Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Hideous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
"subjected to outrageous cruelty"
"a hideous pattern of injustice"
"horrific conditions in the mining industry"
2
so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
"a hideous scar"
"a repulsive mask"
3
Extremely or shockingly ugly.
Example Sentences
"subjected to outrageous cruelty"
adjective
"a hideous pattern of injustice"
adjective
"horrific conditions in the mining industry"
adjective
"a hideous scar"
adjective
"a repulsive mask"
adjective