Heinous

Word HEINOUS
Character 7
Hyphenation hei nous
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Heinous"

What do we mean by heinous?

Wicked; abominable. adjective

Very unappealing; ugly. adjective

Hateful; odious; reprehensible.

Hence Reprehensibly great; enormous; aggravated: sometimes used (in a similar sense) of persons.

Synonyms Wicked, Infamous, etc. (see atrocious); flagitious, dreadful, horrible.

Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character. adjective

Totally reprehensible. adjective

Extremely wicked, deeply criminal adjective

Totally reprehensible.

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The word "heinous" in example sentences

Turkey's foreign ministry condemned what it called a "heinous assassination." ❋ Nour Malas (2011)

The family of the 22-year-old suspect in the mass shooting in Arizona is expressing sorrow for what they called heinous events. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., said she was outraged by what she called a "heinous" bombing. ❋ AP (2012)

He described what he called the heinous nature of the crime, insisting that a troubled past couldn't justify Komisarjevsky's actions. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Meckel, a former Army commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom, is offering a cash reward to anyone who has information about the shooting, which he called heinous and malicious. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Just as heinous is that every year, more and more municipal governments pretend that they plant these all-seeing menaces in the interest of “safety.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

The truth is, Barack Obama supports the death penalty for certain heinous crimes, and he led the effort to reform the death penalty system to ensure that it's administered fairly and that convictions stand in court. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Any crime, however heinous, is in principle to be blamed on antecedent conditions acting through the accused's physiology, heredity and environment, said Dawkins. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Any crime, however heinous, is in principle to be blamed on antecedent conditions acting through the accused's physiology, heredity and environment. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Any crime, however heinous, is in principle to be blamed on antecedent conditions acting through the accused's physiology, heredity and environment ❋ Unknown (2006)

He sends our military over to Iraq to kill women and children for oil and participate in heinous crimes against humanity on a daily basis. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Also ignored are mental illnesses which can cause people to act in heinous ways, frequently with much regret. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The retired Internal Revenue Service investigator's pardon has been called "heinous" by critics of Barbour. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The stronger inducements we have to repent, the more heinous is the impenitency and the severer will the reckoning be, for Christ keeps account of the mighty works done among us, and of the gracious works done for us too, by which also we should be led to repentance, Rom. ii. ❋ Unknown (1721)

What’s even more heinous is Fleming’s specialty: his practice focuses on treating depression, ADHD, and the prevention of chronic diseases. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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