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heinous

/ˈheɪnəs/adjective

उच्चारण हेनस

जघन्य, घृणित, घोर

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adjective
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    formal

    morally very bad

    जघन्य, घृणित, घोर

    • a heinous crime
    • The court called the crime heinous and gave the strictest punishment allowed.
    • The people demanded justice for the heinous crime.
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    • Stealing from the poor is a heinous act.
    • The judge described the attack as heinous and without excuse.

    Synonyms atrocious monstrous wicked abominable odious

    Opposite admirable virtuous good praiseworthy

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hei·nous

Spelling and pronunciation, asked very often: hei-nous, with -ei- (an exception to 'i before e') and pronounced /ˈheɪnəs/ (not 'heenous' or 'hynous').

Spelling और pronunciation में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: hei-nous, -ei- के साथ ('i before e' का अपवाद) और pronunciation /ˈheɪnəs/ ('heenous' या 'hynous' नहीं)।

?Which word?

Keep the evil words together: heinous (very wicked, of crimes), atrocious, monstrous, nefarious (wicked and criminal), villainous.

दुष्टता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: heinous (बहुत दुष्ट, अपराधों के लिए), atrocious, monstrous, nefarious (दुष्ट और आपराधिक), villainous।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A heinous crime, a heinous act.

Collocations: a heinous crime (जघन्य अपराध), a heinous act (घिनौना कृत्य)। Heinous का अर्थ है बेहद क्रूर और निंदनीय।