hideous
['hidiәs]
a. 丑恶, 憎, 令沮丧



hideous
[ adj ]

1. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

<adj.all>
subjected to outrageous cruelty
a hideous pattern of injustice
horrific conditions in the mining industry

2. so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

<adj.all>
a hideous scar
a repulsive mask

Hideous \Hid"e*ous\ (h[i^]d"[-e]*[u^]s; 277), a. [OE. hidous,
OF. hidous, hidos, hidus, hisdos, hisdous, F. hideux: cf. OF.
hide, hisde, fright; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. egid[=i]
horror, or L. hispidosus, for hispidus rough, bristly, E.
hispid.]
1. Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to
behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks. ``A piteous
and hideous spectacle.'' --Macaulay.

2. Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or
dismay; as, a hideous noise. ``Hideous cries.'' --Shak.

3. Hateful; shocking. ``Sure, you have some hideous matter to
deliver.'' --Shak.

Syn: Frightful; ghastly; grim; grisly; horrid; dreadful;
terrible. -- {Hid"e*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Hid"e*ous*ness},
n.