hideous

hideous is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks.
2. adjective. Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise.
3. adjective. Hateful; shocking.
4. adjective. so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

   "a hideous scar"

   "a repulsive mask"

   Synonyms: repulsive

5. adjective. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

   "subjected to outrageous cruelty"

   "a hideous pattern of injustice"

   Synonyms: horrid, horrific, outrageous

Synonyms

repulsive, horrid, horrific, outrageous

Common word forms

hideously, hideousness

Words from these letters

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