TOP

Definition of heinous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heinous

adjective

/ˈheɪnəs/,

/ˈhiːnəs/

/ˈheɪnəs/

[usually before noun] (formal)

jump to other results

morally very bad
- a heinous crime
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Heinous is used with these nouns:
act
crime
offence
…
See full entry
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French haineus, from hair ‘to hate’, of Germanic origin.

Want to learn more?

Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.

See heinous in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Check pronunciation: heinous

Nearby words

verb

From the Word list

OPAL spoken words

Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day