L'affreuse (en. The awful one)

/la.fʁøz/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Qualifies something deeply unpleasant or shocking.

The hideous reality of war is hard to bear.

L'affreuse réalité de la guerre est difficile à supporter.

Refers to a person or thing that causes terror.

This legend tells the story of the hideous creature lurking in the forest.

Cette légende raconte l'histoire de l'affreuse créature qui rôde dans la forêt.

Evokes great ugliness or hateful behavior.

Her hideous attitude toward the suffering of others was unacceptable.

Son affreuse attitude face à la souffrance des autres était inacceptable.

From Old French 'afreux', originating from Latin 'africus', meaning 'that which inspires terror'.

the hideous truth

A shocking or hard-to-accept truth.

l'affreuse vérité

the hideous situation

A disastrous state of affairs full of problems.

l'affreuse situation

the hideous news

A very sad or alarming piece of news.

l'affreuse nouvelle

hideous

Something that is very unpleasant or ugly.

affreux

horror

An intense feeling of fear, often caused by something terrible.

horreur

repugnance

A strong feeling of rejection or disgust.

repugnance

Something very ugly or unacceptable.

This outfit is really hideous!

Cette tenue est vraiment l'affreuse !

Refers to a disastrous event or a bad experience.

It was a hideous evening, everything went wrong.

C'était une l'affreuse soirée, tout a mal tourné.