hideous

Etymology
From, from , from , , from earlier , from , of uncertain and disputed origin. Probably from, from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Alternative etymology cites possible derivation from, from , yet the semantic evolution is less plausible.

Adjective

 * 1) Extremely or shockingly ugly.
 * 2) Having a very unpleasant or frightening sound.
 * 3) Hateful; shocking.
 * 4) Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.
 * 1) Hateful; shocking.
 * 2) Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.
 * 1) Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.
 * 1) Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.

Collocations

 * hideous monster
 * hideous creature
 * hideous man
 * hideous woman
 * hideous face
 * hideous thing
 * hideous crime
 * hideous form
 * hideous death
 * hideous aspect
 * hideous spectacle
 * hideous picture
 * hideous roar
 * hideous sound
 * hideous manner
 * hideous way
 * hideous disease
 * hideous mistake
 * hideous shape
 * hideous dress
 * hideous fact
 * hideous act
 * hideous smile

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French:
 * Old French: hideus
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Irish: in anchruth
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: стра́шен, у́жасен, о́двратен
 * Maori: weriweri
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:, , chocante, , ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish: ,
 * West Frisian: ûnsjoch


 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: стра́шен, у́жасен, о́двратен
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish: discordante, ,
 * Turkish:
 * West Frisian: ferskrikkelik, ôfgryslik


 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: fuafar
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: taeter
 * Macedonian: стра́шен, у́жасен, о́двратен
 * Norwegian: uhyrlig
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:, chocante
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * West Frisian: ferskriklik