hideux

Meaning

grotesque; vile; hideous

Concepts

hideous

horrible

abominable

gruesome

alien

👽

awful

abhorrent

detestable

ghastly

nasty

ugly

accursed

horrid

loathsome

repulsive

vile

execrable

despicable

horrific

horrifying

unattractive

macabre

maledict

atrocious

obscene

odious

outrageous

repugnant

hateworthy

sick

🤢

accurst

grisly

grim

frightful

Synonyms

abominable

odieux

répugnant

abject

détestable

affreux

repoussant

horrible

laid

épouvantable

indigne

lugubre

macabre

maudit

sinistre

difforme

exécrable

morbide

odieuse

outrageant

rebutant

horrible à voir

satanée

gothique

thanatophile

antipathique

atroce

dégoûtant

effrayant

féroce

fichu

funèbre

funeste

immonde

Pronounced as (IPA)

/i.dø/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: hispidosus

In summary

From Middle French hideux, from Old French hideus, hydus, hisdos (“that which inspires terror”), from hide, hede, hisda (“horror, fear”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisiþu (“horror, terror”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisōn (“to frighten, terrorise”), from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, fear”).
Alternative etymology cites possible derivation from Latin hispidosus (“rugged”), from hispidus (“rough, bristly”), yet the semantic evolution is more difficult to trace.