🇬🇧🇨🇳 hideous - 可怕 : English Lesson

Meaning of "hideous" ("可怕"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Hideous means so extremely ugly, gross, or scary-looking that people might scream, laugh, or want to run away when they see it.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I made a hideous clay monster in art class, and the teacher said, “Perfect, it’s too ugly to be anything but modern art.”

I drew such a hideous self-portrait that the paper tried to crumple itself up in embarrassment.

The monster wasn’t mean, just hideous, so we gave it a paper bag with a smiley face to wear on its head.

The cake tasted great, but it looked so hideous that we had to eat it with our eyes closed.

The villain’s hideous laugh sounded like a rubber duck getting stepped on repeatedly.

A girl saw a hideous doll in a shop. The doll had a hideous face and a hideous mask on its head. Her friend put a hideous hat on and made a hideous smile. The girl was scared and then laughed when they both took it off. They left, safe and smiling.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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