CEFR B2

hideous

adjective

Meaning

Extremely unpleasant to look at or morally offensive.

Examples

She wore a hideous neon-green dress that clashed with everything else in the room.
The crime he committed was so hideous that the entire community demanded justice.

Synonyms: ugly, unpleasant, grotesque, repulsive

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hideous (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈhɪdiəs/

Definition

Extremely unpleasant to look at or morally offensive.

Examples

She wore a hideous neon-green dress that clashed with everything else in the room.
The crime he committed was so hideous that the entire community demanded justice.
They tried to renovate the kitchen, but the final result was truly hideous.

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