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hideous
English
Etymology
From Middle English hidous, from Anglo-Norman hidous, from Old French hideus, hydus (“that which inspires terror”), from earlier hisdos, from Old French hisda (“horror, fear”), of uncertain and disputed origin. Probably from Proto-West Germanic *agisiþu (“horror, terror”), from Proto-West Germanic *agis?n (“to frighten, terrorise”), from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, fear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?eg?- (“to frighten”). Cognate with Old High German egisa, egid? (“horror”), Old English egesa (“fear, dread”), Gothic ???????????????? (agis, “fear, terror”).
Alternative etymology cites possible derivation from Latin hispidosus (“rugged”), from hispidus (“rough, bristly”), yet the semantic evolution is less plausible.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h?d.i?.?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?h?d.i.?s/
Adjective
hideous (comparative more hideous, superlative most hideous)
- Extremely or shockingly ugly.
- Thomas Babington Macaulay.
- A piteous and hideous spectacle.
- Having a very unpleasant or frightening sound
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- He started up, growling at first, but finding his leg broken, fell down again; and then got upon three legs, and gave the most hideous roar that ever I heard.
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- Hateful; shocking.
- Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "hideous" is often applied: monster, creature, man, woman, face, thing, crime, form, death, aspect, spectacle, picture, roar, sound, manner, way, disease, mistake, shape, dress, fact, act, smile.
Synonyms
- frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, grotesque, horrid, dreadful, terrible
Derived terms
- hideosity
- hideously
- hideousness
Translations
Middle English
Adjective
hideous
- Alternative form of hidous (“terrifying”)
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abhorrent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abhorr?ns, abhorr?ntis, present active participle of abhorre? (“abhor”). Equivalent to abhor +? -ent.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /æb?(h)??.?nt/, /?b?(h)??.?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /æb?h??.?nt/, /æb?h??.?nt/
Adjective
abhorrent (comparative more abhorrent, superlative most abhorrent)
- (archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed [Late 16th century.]
- Contrary to something; discordant. [Mid 17th century.]
- Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing. [Mid 18th century.]
- Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19th century.]
Usage notes
- Nouns to which abhorrent is often applied: behavior, act, crime, practice, thing.
- (opposed): abhorrent is typically followed by from.
- (contrary): abhorrent is followed by to.
Related terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- abhorrent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- abhorrent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- abhorrent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- earthborn
French
Verb
abhorrent
- third-person plural present indicative of abhorrer
- third-person plural present subjunctive of abhorrer
Latin
Verb
abhorrent
- third-person plural present active indicative of abhorre?
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