hideous

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• /ˈhɪd.i.əs/
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• obsolete: /ˈhɪd͡ʒəs/
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From Middle English hidous, from Anglo-Norman hidous, from Old French hideus, hydus (“that which inspires terror”), from earlier hisdos, from Old French hisda (“horror, fear”), of uncertain and disputed origin. Probably from Proto-West Germanic *agisiþu (“horror, terror”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisōn (“to frighten, terrorise”), from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, fear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h2egh- (“to frighten”). Cognate with Old High German egisa, egidī (“horror”), Old English egesa (“fear, dread”), Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (agis, “fear, terror”). Alternative etymology cites possible derivation from Latin hispidosus (“rugged”), from hispidus (“rough, bristly”), yet the semantic evolution is less plausible.

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: противен (protiven) — extremely ugly
• Catalan: horrible — extremely ugly
• Catalan: horripilant — extremely ugly
• Dutch: afzichtelijk — extremely ugly
• Finnish: hirveä — extremely ugly
• Finnish: kauhea — extremely ugly
• Finnish: inhottava — extremely ugly
• Finnish: hirvittävä — extremely ugly
• French: hideux — extremely ugly
• Old French: hideus — extremely ugly
• West-Frisian: ûnsjoch — extremely ugly
• German: scheußlich — extremely ugly
• Greek: κακάσχημος (kakáschimos) — extremely ugly
• Hungarian: förtelmes — extremely ugly
• Icelandic: hræðilegur — extremely ugly
• Irish: in anchruth — extremely ugly
• Italian: orribile — extremely ugly
• Italian: orrendo — extremely ugly
• Macedonian: стра́шен (strášen) — extremely ugly
• Macedonian: у́жасен (úžasen) — extremely ugly
• Macedonian: о́двратен (ódvraten) — extremely ugly
• Māori: weriweri — extremely ugly
• Norwegian: fæl — extremely ugly
• Norwegian: stygg — extremely ugly
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ljot — extremely ugly
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ufyseleg — extremely ugly
• Norwegian Nynorsk: motbydeleg — extremely ugly
• Polish: ohydny — extremely ugly
• Polish: obrzydliwy — extremely ugly
• Portuguese: horrendo — extremely ugly
• Portuguese: medonho — extremely ugly
• Russian: стра́шный (strášnyj) — extremely ugly
• Russian: ужа́сный (užásnyj) — extremely ugly
• Russian: отврати́тельный (otvratítelʹnyj) — extremely ugly
• Russian: уро́дливый (uródlivyj) — extremely ugly
• Russian: безобра́зный (bezobráznyj) — extremely ugly
• Spanish: chocante — extremely ugly
• Spanish: espantoso — extremely ugly
• Spanish: feísimo — extremely ugly
• Swedish: gräslig — extremely ugly
• Swedish: anskrämlig — extremely ugly
• Turkish: çirkin — extremely ugly
• Turkish: gudubet — extremely ugly
• Dutch: akelig — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Esperanto: hida — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Finnish: hirveä — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Finnish: kauhea — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Finnish: hirvittävä — distressing or offensive to the ear
• French: strident — distressing or offensive to the ear
• West-Frisian: ferskrikkelik — distressing or offensive to the ear
• West-Frisian: ôfgryslik — distressing or offensive to the ear
• German: abscheulich — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Greek: απαίσιος (apaísios) — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Hungarian: szörnyű — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Macedonian: стра́шен (strášen) — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Macedonian: у́жасен (úžasen) — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Macedonian: о́двратен (ódvraten) — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Norwegian: stygg — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Portuguese: horrendo — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Portuguese: medonho — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Portuguese: estridente — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Russian: стра́шный (strášnyj) — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Russian: ужа́сный (užásnyj) — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Russian: отврати́тельный (otvratítelʹnyj) — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Turkish: cırtlak — distressing or offensive to the ear
• Dutch: afgrijselijk — hateful; shocking
• Finnish: hirveä — hateful; shocking
• Finnish: kauhea — hateful; shocking
• Finnish: hirvittävä — hateful; shocking
• French: atroce — hateful; shocking
• French: répugnant — hateful; shocking
• West-Frisian: ferskriklik — hateful; shocking
• German: abscheulich — hateful; shocking
• Greek: απαίσιος (apaísios) — hateful; shocking
• Hungarian: undok — hateful; shocking
• Hungarian: utálatos — hateful; shocking
• Irish: fuafar — hateful; shocking
• Italian: odioso — hateful; shocking
• Italian: detestabile — hateful; shocking
• Latin: taeter — hateful; shocking
• Macedonian: стра́шен (strášen) — hateful; shocking
• Macedonian: у́жасен (úžasen) — hateful; shocking
• Macedonian: о́двратен (ódvraten) — hateful; shocking
• Norwegian: uhyrlig — hateful; shocking
• Portuguese: horrendo — hateful; shocking
• Portuguese: hediondo — hateful; shocking
• Russian: стра́шный (strášnyj) — hateful; shocking
• Russian: ужа́сный (užásnyj) — hateful; shocking
• Russian: отврати́тельный (otvratítelʹnyj) — hateful; shocking
• Spanish: chocante — hateful; shocking
• Spanish: truculento — hateful; shocking
• Swedish: avskyvärd — hateful; shocking
• Turkish: dehşetengiz — hateful; shocking