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Hideous Extremely Ugly Face Noun Repulsive Appearance Grotesque

Front hideous
Back hid‧e‧ous /ˈhɪdiəs/ adjective
extremely unpleasant or ugly:
a hideous dress
hideous crimes
Dinnertime that day was hideous.
—hideously adverb:
Her face was hideously scarred.
—hideousness noun [uncountable]
THESAURUS
extremely ugly
hideous extremely ugly: His hideous face twisted into a smile. | a hideous concrete shopping centre | a hideous monster
repulsive extremely ugly, especially in a way that makes you want to look away: His appearance was so repulsive he had to wear a mask.
grotesque extremely ugly in a strange or unnatural way: A grotesque figure appeared out of the darkness.
an eyesore (also a blot on the landscape) noun [singular] something that is so ugly that it spoils the appearance of an area: Local residents regard the new office building as an eyesore. | I think wind turbines are a blot on the landscape - why can't people just use less electricity?

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