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heinous

/ˈheɪnəs/HAY-nuhs
/ˈheɪnəs/HAY-nuhs

Meaningodious

Common meaning: shockingly wicked

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchhainos‘odious’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsodious → hateful or wickedheinous‘hateful or wicked’source
  3. Englishheinous‘shockingly wicked’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French hainos ‘odious’.

Roots

  • hainos Old French “odious”

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