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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"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHEINOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Heinous means very bad and shocking, especially of a crime. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find related words and phrases in the topics of morality and legality.

    • Heinous in Russian

      HEINOUS translate: ужасающий . Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Simplified

      HEINOUS translate: 极其恶劣的，令人震惊的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Traditional

      HEINOUS translate: 極其惡劣的，令人震驚的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Heiress

      HEIRESS definition: 1. a woman or girl who will receive or...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › heinousHeinous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHEINOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Heinous means very bad and shocking, especially of a crime. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find synonyms, related words and translations in different languages.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › heinousHEINOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Heinous means hateful, odious, abominable, or totally reprehensible. See the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and examples of heinous in sentences.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHEINOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › heinousHeinous - definition of heinous by The Free Dictionary

    Heinous means extremely wicked, evil, or abominable, or very unappealing or ugly. Find the origin, usage, and translations of heinous in English and Spanish.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › heinousHeinous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A heinous crime is very evil or wicked. Of course, some people only use the term as an exaggeration, claiming that their parents' requirement that they write thank you notes after their birthdays is a heinous form of torture. Heinous descends from Middle English, from Old French haineus, from haine "hatred," from hair "to hate."