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   heinous

   /ˈheɪnəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked: "a battery of heinous crimes"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French haineus, from hair ‘to hate’, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. heinously adverb
   • 2. heinousness noun

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   The meaning of HEINOUS is hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable. How to use heinous in a sentence. Did you know?

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   ( esp. of a crime) extremely bad or evil: heinous murders. (Definition of heinous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of heinous. heinous.

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   Define heinous. heinous synonyms, heinous pronunciation, heinous translation, English dictionary definition of heinous. adj. 1. Wicked; abominable: a heinous crime. 2. Informal Very unappealing; ugly: showed up wearing that heinous shirt. hei′nous·ly adv. hei′nous·ness n....

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   Heinous definition: hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible. See examples of HEINOUS used in a sentence.

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   So when you want to use the word heinous in all seriousness, think of acts that are considered hateful (or outrageous, and shocking). Think: treason, torture, the clubbing of baby seals. Heinous is pronounced HĀ-nəs.

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   If you describe something such as a crime as heinous, you mean that it is extremely evil or horrible. [ formal ] Her life has been permanently blighted by his heinous crime.

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   HEINOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of heinous in English. heinous. adjective. formal us / ˈheɪ.nəs / uk / ˈheɪ.nəs / Add to word list. very bad and shocking: a heinous crime. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness.

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   Definition of heinous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    adjective. Outrageously evil or wicked; abominable. A heinous crime. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Very unappealing; ugly. Showed up wearing that heinous shirt. American Heritage. Totally reprehensible.

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    heinous meaning, definition, what is heinous: very shocking and immoral: Learn more.