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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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contemptible
English
Alternative forms
- contemptable (archaic, nonstandard)
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin contemptibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?t?mpt?b?l/
Adjective
contemptible (comparative more contemptible, superlative most contemptible)
- deserving contempt
Synonyms
- despicable
- disdainable
- hateworthy
- See also Thesaurus:despicable
Antonyms
- respectable
- venerable
Translations
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