the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
abscheulich
äußerst böse, zutiefst kriminell
🇫🇷French
odieux
extrêmement méchant, profondément criminel
🇪🇸Spanish
atroz
extremadamente malvado, profundamente criminal
🇮🇹Italian
odioso
estremamente malvagio, profondamente criminale
🇳🇱Dutch
gruwelijk
extreem slecht, diep crimineel
🇵🇹Portuguese
hediondo
extremamente perverso, profundamente criminoso
🇷🇺Russian
отвратительный
чрезвычайно злой, глубоко преступный
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जघन्य
अत्यंत दुष्ट, घोर अपराधी
🇧🇩Bengali
জঘন্য
অত্যন্ত দুষ্ট, গভীর অপরাধী
🇮🇳Tamil
கொடூரமான
மிகவும் பொல்லாத, ஆழமான குற்றவாளி
🇮🇳Telugu
హేయమైన
చాలా చెడ్డ, లోతైన నేరస్థుడు
🇮🇳Marathi
जघन्य
अत्यंत दुष्ट, गंभीर गुन्हेगार
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઘૃણાસ્પદ
અત્યંત દુષ્ટ, ઊંડો ગુનેગાર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೇಯ
ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುಷ್ಟ, ಆಳವಾದ ಅಪರಾಧಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഹീനമായ
അങ്ങേയറ്റം ദുഷ്ടൻ, ആഴത്തിലുള്ള കുറ്റവാളി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਿਨਾਉਣੇ
ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਦੁਸ਼ਟ, ਡੂੰਘਾ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
گھناؤنا
انتہائی شریر، گہرا مجرم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
令人发指的
极其邪恶，严重犯罪
🇯🇵Japanese
凶悪な
非常に邪悪な、非常に犯罪的な
🇰🇷Korean
극악무도한
극도로 사악한, 심각한 범죄
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ghê tởm
cực kỳ độc ác, tội phạm sâu sắc
🇹🇭Thai
ชั่วร้าย
ชั่วร้ายอย่างยิ่งและเป็นอาชญากรอย่างลึกซึ้ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengerikan
sangat jahat, sangat kriminal
🇵🇭Filipino
kasuklam-suklam
lubhang masama, malalim na kriminal
🇲🇾Malay
keji
sangat jahat, sangat jahat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شنيع
شرير للغاية، إجرامي للغاية
🇮🇷Persian
شنیع
بسیار شرور، عمیقا جنایتکار
🇹🇷Turkish
iğrenç
Son derece kötü, son derece suçlu
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְתוֹעָב
מרושע ביותר, פושע עמוק
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'heinous'?
The primary meaning of 'heinous' is 'extremely wicked, deeply criminal'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'heinous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'heinous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'heinous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'heinous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'heinous' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'heinous' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'heinous' in regular conversations?
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How likely are you to use 'heinous' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'heinous' as formal, casual, or slang?
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