heinous

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Adjective heinous has 1 sense

atrocious, flagitious, grievous, heinous, monstrous - shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
Antonym: good (indirect, via evil)

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Heinous

Definition: (adjective) extremely wicked or evil

Sense 1: Morally atrocious or abominable

Usage:

The serial killer committed a heinous crime that shocked the entire community.
Her heinous acts of cruelty towards animals landed her in jail.
Genocide is one of the most heinous acts of humanity.

Sense 2: Extremely odious or hateful

Usage:

The dictator's heinous regime oppressed its citizens for decades.
"I will not tolerate such heinous comments," said the teacher to the bullying student.
His heinous actions during the war stained his reputation forever.

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