Associations to the word «Hideous»

Wiktionary

HIDEOUS, adjective. Frightful; shocking; extremely ugly.
HIDEOUS, adjective. Distressing or offensive to the ear; horrible.
HIDEOUS, adjective. Hateful; shocking.

Dictionary definition

HIDEOUS, adjective. Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry".
HIDEOUS, adjective. So extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley