English-Thai Dictionary

hideous

ADJ น่ากลัว  น่าเกลียด  น่า ตกใจ  dreadful ghastly horrendous appealing attractive pleasant na-kua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HIDEOUS

a. 1. Frightful to the sight; dreadful; shocking to the eye; applied to deformity; as a hideous monster; a hideous spectacle; hideous looks.
2. Shocking to the ear; exciting terror; as a hideous noise.
3. Detestable.

 

HIDEOUSLY

adv. In a manner to frighten; dreadfully; shockingly.

 

HIDEOUSNESS

n.Frightfulness to the eye; dreadfulness; horribleness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HIDEOUS

Hid "e *ous, a. Etym: [OE. hidous, OF. hidous, hidos, hidus, hisdos,hisdous, F. hideux: cf. OF. hide, hisde, fright; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. egidi horror, or L. hispidosus, for hispidus rough, bristly, E. hispid. ]

 

1. Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks. "A piteous and hideous spectacle. " Macaulay.

 

2. Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise. "Hideous cries. " Shak.

 

3. Hateful; shocking. "Sure, you have some hideous matter to deliver. " Shak.

 

Syn. -- Frightful; ghastly; grim; grisly; horrid; dreadful; terrible. -- Hid "e *ous *ly, adv. -- Hid "e *ous *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hideous

hid e ous |ˈhidēəs ˈhɪdiəs | ▶adjective ugly or disgusting to look at: his smile made him look more hideous than ever. • extremely unpleasant: the whole hideous story. DERIVATIVES hid e ous ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : a hideously expensive camera, hid e ous ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French hidos, hideus, from hide, hisde ‘fear, ’ of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hideous

hid |eous |ˈhɪdɪəs | ▶adjective extremely ugly: hideous lizard-like creatures. • extremely unpleasant: the whole hideous story. DERIVATIVES hideously adverb [ as submodifier ] : a hideously expensive camera, hideousness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French hidos, hideus, from hide, hisde ‘fear ’, of unknown origin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hideous

hideous adjective the scenes were too hideous to watch: ugly, repulsive, repellent, unsightly, revolting, gruesome, grotesque, monstrous, ghastly; informal as ugly as sin; awful, terrible, appalling, dreadful, frightful, horrible, horrendous, horrific, horrifying, shocking, sickening, unspeakable, abhorrent, heinous, abominable, foul, vile, odious, execrable. ANTONYMS beautiful, pleasant.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hideous

hideous adjective 1 his smile made him look more hideous than ever: ugly, unsightly, repulsive, repellent, revolting, gruesome, disgusting, grotesque, monstrous, grim, ghastly, macabre, misshapen, misproportioned, reptilian; informal weird, freaky, as ugly as sin; Brit. informal like the back end of a bus. ANTONYMS beautiful. 2 hideous cases of torture continue to be reported: horrific, terrible, appalling, awful, dreadful, frightful, fearful, horrible, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, sickening, gruesome, ghastly, very bad, terribly bad, unspeakable, outrageous, abhorrent, monstrous, heinous, abominable, foul, vile, odious, loathsome, contemptible, execrable, indescribable; informal God-awful; Brit. informal beastly; rare egregious. ANTONYMS pleasant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hideous

hid e ous /hɪ́diəs /形容詞 1 〈人 物が 〉ひどく醜い, とてもいやな .2 〈経験 行動などが 〉耐えられない, ぞっとする, 忌まわしい ▸ hideous crimes 忌まわしい犯罪 ～ness 名詞

 

hideously

h í d e ous ly 副詞 1 ひどく醜く .2 忌まわしいほど, ぞっとするほど .