Hideuse (en. Hideous)

/idøz/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to something that provokes disgust or is unpleasant to look at.

These clothes are really hideous.

Ces vêtements sont vraiment hideux.

By extension, refers to a person deemed very ugly.

He called his opponent hideous.

Il a traité son adversaire de hideux.

Used to describe immoral acts or behaviors.

This act is truly hideous.

Cet acte est véritablement hideux.

From the Latin 'hideux', which means 'ugly, odious'.

a hideous place

a place that is considered very ugly or uninviting.

un lieu hideux

a hideous act

an act that provokes indignation due to its cruelty or immorality.

un acte hideux

a hideous sight

a landscape or image that shocks due to its ugliness.

une vue hideuse

hideously

In a hideous manner, often relativizing an action or characteristic.

hideusement

hideousness

Characteristic of what is hideous, ugliness.

hideur

disgust

A feeling of repulsion or aversion in the face of something ugly or unpleasant.

dégoût

Something particularly horrible in terms of style.

This new design is hideous, it looks like bad taste.

Ce nouveau design est hideux, on dirait un mauvais goût.

Used to describe a disastrous or unpleasant situation.

That party was hideous, I didn't have fun at all.

Cette soirée était hideuse, je ne m'amusais pas du tout.