hideous

adjective/ˈhɪdiəs/

Frequency rank: #8,118 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

extremely ugly or unpleasant in appearance.

Illustration for the English word “hideous”

Example sentence

Everyone gasped when they saw the hideous mask hanging on the wall.

Synonyms & related words

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