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hideous

/ˈhɪdiəs/adjective

उच्चारण हिडिअस

भयंकर बदसूरत, घिनौना, भयावह

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adjective
  1. 1

    very ugly or unpleasant; horrible

    भयंकर बदसूरत, घिनौना, भयावह

    • The new statue is hideous; the whole town is complaining.
    • a hideous crime
    • The costume looked hideous under the bright stage lights.
    + 2 more examples
    • A hideous noise came from the broken machine.
    • They were shocked by the hideous scenes of the accident.

    Synonyms ugly repulsive ghastly

    Opposite beautiful attractive lovely

◇Word family
hideously adv.hideousness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

hid·e·ous

With -eous (not 'hidious' or 'hideus'); keep the -eous set: hideous, courageous, gorgeous, simultaneous.

अंत में -eous ('hidious' या 'hideus' गलत है); -eous समूह याद रखिए: hideous, courageous, gorgeous, simultaneous।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Old French for 'fear'; nothing to do with hide.

पुरानी French में 'डर' से; hide से कोई संबंध नहीं।