heinous
adjective /ˈheɪnəs/, /ˈhiːnəs/
/ˈheɪnəs/
[usually before noun] (formal)- morally very bad
- a heinous crime
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHeinous is used with these nouns:- act
- crime
- offence
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French haineus, from hair ‘to hate’, of Germanic origin.