hideous

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Extremely or shockingly ugly.
2. Having a very unpleasant or frightening sound.
3. Hateful; shocking.
4. Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.

Sinonieme

horrible

gruesome

awful

abominable

ghastly

ugly

nasty

abhorrent

detestable

vile

loathsome

atrocious

accursed

terrible

dreadful

repulsive

disgusting

monstrous

frightful

horrendous

alien

👽

horrific

grisly

horrid

dreary

appalling

dismal

revolting

lousy

odious

outrageous

foul

repellent

beastly

repelling

unsightly

morbid

agonizing

macabre

gross

dire

lowlife

fearful

😨

repugnant

sleazy

sordid

formidable

low

ugsome

fierce-looking

Vertalings

afschuwelijk

horroroso

abscheulich

orrendo

afgrijselijk

horrible

orribile

ijselijk

abominabilis

abominável

scheußlich

atrox

verfoeilijk

aversabilis

abominable

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈhɪd.i.əs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: hidous

Verwante met Old High German: egisa

Verwante met Old English: egesa

Verwante met Goties: 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃

In summary

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.