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heinous

(heɪnəs)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
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.
They are capable of the most heinous acts.
Synonyms: shocking, evil, monstrous, grave More Synonyms of heinous

heinous in British English

(ˈheɪnəs, ˈhiː-)
adjective
evil; atrocious
Derived forms
heinously (ˈheinously)
adverb
heinousness (ˈheinousness)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French haineus, from haine hatred, from hair to hate, of Germanic origin; see hate

heinous in American English

(ˈheɪnəs)
adjective
outrageously evil or wicked; abominable
a heinous crime
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˌoutˈrageous
Derived forms
heinously (ˈheinously)
adverb
heinousness (ˈheinousness)
noun
Word origin
ME hainous < OFr hainös (Fr haineux) < haine, hatred < hair, to hate < Frank *hatjan, akin to Ger hassen, hate

Examples of 'heinous' in a sentence
heinous

What punishment for his heinous crimes is a couple of seconds of pain?
The Sun (2016)
It is not a heinous crime.
The Sun (2016)
Some have committed heinous offences which cry out against humanity.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
But the people entrusted to deal with criminals committing such heinous offences are the police.
The Sun (2016)
This heinous crime has left them all distraught.
The Sun (2012)
They were guilty of the most heinous crimes and they are dead.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Now he is a member of the administration that committed all these heinous crimes.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He deserves nil for his heinous crime.
The Sun (2013)
And what was his punishment for this heinous crime?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Are there not equally heinous crimes?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
For that heinous offence, the full force of the law had to be deployed.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's not a heinous crime.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
For good measure, it arrested the owners of a pharmacy chain for the heinous act of not opening enough checkout counters.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
What they did here was a very heinous act,' she said.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He said: 'The accused has been found responsible for abetting some of the most heinous crimes in human history.
The Sun (2012)
If so, both the probation service and police have a duty of care to people we assess, regardless how heinous the offence.
The Sun (2009)
When will the powers that be realise we need a deterrent sufficient to stamp out these evil, heinous crimes to protect law-abiding citizens?
The Sun (2015)
(adjective) 
Definition
evil and shocking
They are capable of the most heinous acts.
Synonyms
shocking
This was a shocking invasion of privacy.
evil
the country's most evil criminals
monstrous
A monstrous crime has been committed.
grave
awful
an awful smell of paint
vicious
He suffered a vicious attack by a group of gang members.
outrageous
I must apologize for my friend's outrageous behaviour.
revolting
The smell in the cell was revolting.
infamous
He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.
hideous
His family was subjected to a hideous attack.
unspeakable
the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons
atrocious
The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious.
flagrant
a flagrant violation of international law
odious
He's the most odious man I have ever met.
hateful
Why must I live in this hateful place?
abhorrent
Most people find cruelty to animals abhorrent.
abominable
The President described the attack as an abominable crime.
villainous
Richard III, one of Shakespeare's most villainous characters
nefarious
He was said to have committed other acts too nefarious to contemplate.
iniquitous
an iniquitous fine
execrable
my neighbour's execrable taste in music

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abhorrent
Definition
hateful or disgusting
Most people find cruelty to animals abhorrent.
Synonyms
hateful,
hated,
offensive,
disgusting,
horrible,
revolting,
obscene,
distasteful,
horrid,
repellent,
obnoxious,
despicable,
repulsive,
heinous,
odious,
repugnant,
loathsome,
abominable,
execrable,
detestable
in the sense of abominable
Definition
very bad or unpleasant
The President described the attack as an abominable crime.
Synonyms
detestable,
shocking,
terrible (informal),
offensive,
foul,
disgusting,
horrible,
revolting,
obscene,
vile,
horrid,
repellent,
atrocious,
obnoxious,
despicable,
repulsive,
base,
heinous,
hellish (informal),
odious,
hateful,
repugnant,
reprehensible,
loathsome,
abhorrent,
contemptible,
villainous,
nauseous,
wretched,
accursed,
execrable,
godawful (slang)
in the sense of atrocious
Definition
extremely cruel or wicked
The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious.
Synonyms
cruel,
savage,
brutal,
vicious,
ruthless,
infamous,
monstrous,
wicked,
barbaric,
inhuman,
diabolical,
heinous,
flagrant,
infernal,
fiendish,
villainous,
nefarious,
horrifying,
grievous

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