hideousness

/ˈhɪd.i.əs.nəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɪd.i.əs.nəs/ (ame, ipa)

hideousness — noun

1. a state or condition in which something is so unpleasant to look at, hear, or th

1.名詞B2
釋義

a state or condition in which something is so unpleasant to look at, hear, or think about that it shocks or disturbs you

例句

The residents complained about the hideousness of the new apartment block's bright pink exterior.

hideousness of the new apartment block

The journalist wrote a powerful article about the moral hideousness of the crime.

moral hideousness of the crime

同義詞
  • ugliness

    less intense than hideousness; describes something unpleasant to look at without necessarily implying shock or disgust.

  • repulsiveness

    more physical; focuses on causing a strong feeling of dislike or disgust, especially through appearance.

  • atrociousness

    similar intensity to hideousness but more often used for bad quality or behaviour than for appearance.

反義詞
  • beauty

    the quality of being pleasing to the eye or mind.

  • loveliness

    gentler than beauty; describes a warm, attractive quality.

文法句型

the hideousness of [noun phrase]

用法筆記

Hideousness is an uncountable noun. It commonly appears in the pattern 'the hideousness of [something]' and can describe physical ugliness (a building, a piece of clothing) or moral repulsiveness (a crime, an act of cruelty).

常見錯誤

❌There was a hideousness in the room.
✅The room had a quality of hideousness about it.
💡Hideousness is uncountable and usually requires a determiner like 'the' or a possessive.
❌The hideousness of the painting were overwhelming.
✅The hideousness of the painting was overwhelming.
💡Hideousness takes a singular verb.