heinous

[ hey-nuhs ]

/ ˈheɪ nəs /

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adjective

hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.

Origin of heinous

1325–75; Middle English heynous < Middle French haineus, equivalent to haine hatred (derivative of haïr to hate < Germanic) + -eus -ous

SYNONYMS FOR heinous

wicked, infamous, flagrant, flagitious, atrocious, villainous, nefarious.

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ANTONYMS FOR heinous

admirable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM heinous

hei·nous·ly, adverb hei·nous·ness, noun non·hei·nous, adjective non·hei·nous·ly, adverb

non·hei·nous·ness, noun

Words nearby heinous

heine-borel theorem, heine-medin disease, heinie, heinkel, heinlein, heinous, heinrich, heinz, heinz-ehrlich body, heir, heir apparent

Example sentences from the Web for heinous

“Today, we are before a heinous crime the likes of which are unprecedented in our safe country,” he said.

Abu Dhabi Treats U.S. Teacher’s Murder as Terrorist Attack |Chris Allbritton |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
How was he and the brothers Bridgman found guilty, without any physical evidence tying them to this heinous crime?

For Ricky Jackson, a Just Verdict—But 39 Years Too Late |Cliff Schecter |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Israeli response to the heinous crimes committed by Palestinians often seems overkill.

Intifada 3.0: Growing Unrest and a Plot to Kill an Israeli Minister |Creede Newton |November 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Purists sometimes seem to think that disregarding rules about prepositions is as heinous as torturing children.

Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With |Nick Romeo |November 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

She is even, it has been deemed, “annoying on Instagram,” that most contemporary of heinous crimes.

Why Does Everyone Hate Lea Michele? |Tim Teeman |October 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Better a lasting break than the wild hubbub that would spring up if they both remained out till the heinous hour she contemplated.

The Revellers |Louis Tracy
Pardon in the meantime would be granted for the heinous offences committed.

Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II) |Richard Bagwell
It was not a heinous sin, nor would it affect his moral character.

A Final Reckoning |G. A. Henty
And in some it is brought in by some heinous sin, the sight of which they cannot bear, when conscience is but once awakened.

A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) |Richard Baxter
The King summoned his brother, in order to force him to explain so heinous a crime.

The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete |Madame La Marquise De Montespan

British Dictionary definitions for heinous

heinous

/ (ˈheɪnəs, ˈhiː-) /

adjective

evil; atrocious

Derived forms of heinous

heinously, adverb heinousness, noun

Word Origin for heinous

C14: from Old French haineus, from haine hatred, from hair to hate, of Germanic origin; see hate

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