Heinous

/ˈheɪnəs/ adjective

Definition

Extremely evil, cruel, or wrong; describing a crime or act that is especially terrible and shocking.

Etymology

From Old French haineux, derived from Latin odium meaning 'hatred.' The word carried the sense of something that deserves hatred or disgust.

Kelly Says

One of the best ways to understand a society's values is to look at which crimes it calls 'heinous'—because that label tells you what behavior a culture thinks deserves the harshest judgment and strongest emotional response.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ አይን (en-de-ayn)
en-deh-ay-n
ARالعربية
شنيع (shani')
sha-nee'
BNবাংলা
অবজ্ঞনীয় (abjññiy)
ab-jññ-ee-y
CACatalà
horrorós
ho-ror-ohs
CSČeština
ohavný
oh-hav-nyy
DADansk
forfærdelig
for-fahr-deh-lig
DEDeutsch
abscheulich
ab-sheu-li-ch
ELΕλληνικά
αποθρασικός (apothrasikos)
ah-po-thrah-si-kos
ESEspañol
heinoso
hay-NOH-so
FAفارسی
فاجعه‌آمیز (fāje'e-āmīz)
fa-jeh-e-ah-meez
FISuomi
kauhea
kau-hea
FRFrançais
abominable
ah-bo-mee-na-bl
GUGU
અપમાનજનક (apmaanjanak)
ah-p-ma-an-ja-nak
HAHA
babuwar
ba-boo-war
HEעברית
שפל (shefel)
sheh-fel
HIहिन्दी
व्याचारी (vyachari)
vya-cha-ree
HUMagyar
mocsoly
moch-soh-lee
IDBahasa Indonesia
keji
keh-jee
IGIG
ọjọọ
oh-joh
ITItaliano
abominabile
ah-bo-mee-nah-bil-eh
JA日本語
卑劣な (hiei na)
hee-eh-ee nah
KKKK
ащы (aschy)
ash-chee
KMKM
ឃោស (kh'oash)
k'oh-ash
KO한국어
비열한 (biyeolhan)
bee-yeol-han
MRMR
अवघात (avghāt)
ah-v-ghaat
MSBahasa Melayu
keji
keh-jee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျူးလွန် (kyoo-luon)
kyo-loo-on
NLNederlands
afschuwelijk
af-shoo-weh-lijk
NONorsk
forferdelig
for-fer-deh-lig
PAPA
ਅਨਿਕ (anik)
ah-nik
PLPolski
obrzydliwy
oh-bree-d-lee-vee
PTPortuguês
abominável
ah-bo-mee-nah-vel
RORomână
abominabil
ah-bo-mee-ni-bil
RUРусский
отвратительный (otvratitel'nyy)
otv-rah-tee-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
avskyvärd
ahv-sky-vard
SWKiswahili
mbaya
m-ba-ya
TAதமிழ்
குற்றம் (kuṟṟam)
koo-rram
TEతెలుగు
అత్యాచారం (atyāchāram)
ah-tyaa-chah-raam
THไทย
โหดร้าย (hod rai)
hohd rai
TLTL
mapang-abuso
ma-pang-ah-boo-so
TRTürkçe
nefarious
neh-fa-ree-us
UKУкраїнська
жахливий (zhahlivyy)
zah-li-vee-y
URاردو
بدیہ (badiya)
bah-dee-yah
VITiếng Việt
quái ác
kwhy ahk
YOYO
òràn
oh-ran
ZH中文
可憎的 (kě zōng de)
keh zohng deh
ZUZU
buhlungu
boo-hlun-goo

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