hideous

adjective
UK: /ˈhɪd.i.əs/
US: /ˈhɪd.i.əs/

  1. Extremely unpleasant or ugly.

    1. That was a hideous shirt, I didn't like it.
    2. The building was a hideous concrete block, out of place in the pretty town as hideous design.

  2. Morally offensive; shocking.

    1. That hideous crime shocked the whole country.
    2. The hideous corruption within the government was finally exposed during the investigation.

Synonyms

offensive revolting repulsive horrendous disgusting appalling ugly

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The word "hideous" in English means: Extremely unpleasant or ugly., Morally offensive; shocking..

The phonetic transcription of "hideous" is /ˈhɪd.i.əs/ in British English and /ˈhɪd.i.əs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "hideous": offensive, revolting, repulsive, horrendous, disgusting, appalling, ugly.

Example usage of "hideous": "That was a hideous shirt, I didn't like it.". More examples on the page.