heinous
Meaning
- Totally reprehensible.
- Bad, evil or villainous.
Synonyms
very serious
intoreable
fiendich
Translations
atroce
abscheulich
atroz
odioso
atroz
αποτρόπαιος απεχθής στυγερός
afschuwelijkFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈheɪnəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English hainous, from Old French haïneus (compare French haineux) from haïr (“to hate”), hadir (“to hate”) (compare Old French enhadir (“to become filled with hate”)), from Frankish *hattjan (“to hate”) The fluctuation between pronunciations with /eɪ/ and /iː/ is old; the former reflects adoption of an unmonophthongised pronunciation of Old French -ai-, while the latter reflects a monophthongised form.
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