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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bhayānak
"यह इमारत भयानक है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely ugly or unpleasant.
"The hideous building stood out among the beautiful architecture of the city." - 2
Causing horror or disgust.
"The hideous crime shocked the entire community."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'hideous' originates from the Middle English 'hideous', which comes from the Old French 'hideus', derived from the Latin 'hideosus', meaning 'horrible' or 'frightful'. The evolution of its meaning has shifted from a general sense of horror to specifically describing something that is extremely ugly or unpleasant.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hideous" is said worldwide
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hideux
Transliteration: idø
"Ce bâtiment est hideux."
hässlich
Transliteration: hɛslɪç
"Das Gebäude ist hässlich."
orrendo
Transliteration: orˈrɛndo
"L'edificio è orrendo."
horrendo
Transliteration: oˈrendo
"El edificio es horrendo."
horrendo
Transliteration: oˈʁẽdu
"O edifício é horrendo."
भयानक
Transliteration: bhayānak
"यह इमारत भयानक है।"
可怕的
Transliteration: kěpà de
"这座建筑可怕的。"
끔찍한
Transliteration: kkeumjjikhan
"그 건물은 끔찍하다."
ひどい
Transliteration: hidoi
"その建物はひどい。"
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