hideous

Questions about hideous

What does hideous mean?

hideous means "grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hideous?

hideous has 3 syllables: hid-e-ous. The stress falls on "hid". In IPA it is /ˈhɪdiəs/.

What is another word for hideous?

Close synonyms include horrid, horrific, outrageous, repulsive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hideous a common word?

hideous is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.