Entry Word: hideous

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment <the hideous way in which she treated her maid after she discovered her ring was missing> — see offensive 1
2 extremely disturbing or repellent <a hideous crime that could not be fully described in the newspapers> — see horrible 1
3 unpleasant to look at <wearing a hideous Halloween mask that made us all jump with fright> — see ugly 1