1
: offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
hideous furniture
The dress looked hideous on her.
2
: morally offensive : shocking
a hideous crime
Examples of hideous in a Sentence
The room was filled with hideous furniture.
the hideous way in which she treated her maid after she discovered her ring was missing
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When the youth miracle drug turns to body horror, Moore becomes the decaying mutation called Gollum, made to look like a slow-progressing disease, while Moore and her younger incarnation (played by Margaret Qualley), merge into the hideous Monstro.
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2025
But the idea of a woman who is kind of crippled, or is struggling physically, to have the one and only thing that is supporting her, kicked out from underneath her is so vile and hideous.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The result was good for the Jayhawks, as the Cyclones shot a hideous 1-for-12 (11%) from long range.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
Rust is a big deal, as is the fact that many Panteras have been mangled by previous owners bestowing hideous enhancements (think bad celebrity plastic surgery) on otherwise desirable cars.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2025
But the idea of a woman who is kind of crippled, or is struggling physically, to have the one and only thing that is supporting her, kicked out from underneath her is so vile and hideous.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The result was good for the Jayhawks, as the Cyclones shot a hideous 1-for-12 (11%) from long range.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
Rust is a big deal, as is the fact that many Panteras have been mangled by previous owners bestowing hideous enhancements (think bad celebrity plastic surgery) on otherwise desirable cars.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hideous
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“Hideous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hideous. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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