hideousness
- noun
- /ˈhɪdiəsnəs/
- Once a month, their bodies reminded them of the hideousness of birth.
So the first time that the Elephant Man is seen on screen, we like cover our faces and turn away in horror at his hideousness.
- So the first time that the Elephant Man is seen on screen, we like cover our faces and turn away in horror at his hideousness.
Examples
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But I just put on some curtains, some black curtains just to conceal all the hideousness behind here.
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Many people were shocked by the hideousness of the graffiti on the historic monument.
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I was cleaning up the house after the fair when I first saw him... in all his hideousness.
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The hideousness of that foot will haunt my dreams forever.
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Think of my hideousness and lack of personal hygiene like an alien invasion:
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So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish.
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For all its hideousness, it was a great find, with a freezing liquid trapped in its innards that kept the beer at ice-cold perfection.
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I knew that an old alcoholic, who was finally killed in a tavern brawl, had spent the end of his days at the farm, but only now was his home exposed to us in all its hideousness.
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Suddenly incensed at its hideousness, its vile color, he tried to tear the shade from its brackets and partially succeeded.
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The hideousness of the abandoned building made the neighborhood feel unsafe.
Synonyms
A feeling of discomfort or dislike
A quality of being unpleasant to look at
A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad
A strange, often ugly scene that looks distorted
A state when something is very bad and frightening
A very shocking and frightening scene or detail that makes you feel sick
How gross or unpleasant something is
A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust
A strange and ugly quality in people and things that shocks and interests
A very shocking and horrible sight that scares people
A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away
A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting
A state when something looks ugly and strange in a way that shocks
Being unpleasant to look at
The way something looks when people do not find it pleasing
A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike
A very unpleasant quality that shocks people
The quality of being very ugly or cruel in a way that shocks people
A plain, unattractive look of a person or building
Not having an attractive appearance
A strong feeling that makes you feel sick because of a bad taste or smell
A very strong feeling of fear when something is shocking or awful
Antonyms
How Ugly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hideousness comes from the adjective hideous, which long ago meant 'causing horror' or 'to be feared', a similar idea to the words 'horrible' and 'horror'. So, hideousness is the state of being extremely ugly or shockingly unpleasant.