Heinous
adjective
Something very, very bad or wicked, especially when it's morally wrong.
He committed heinous crimes against the people.
Often appears as...
- heinous crime
- heinous act
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Formal
adjective
Grossly wicked or reprehensible.
He is charged with a heinous offense.
Often appears as...
- heinous offense
- heinous misconduct
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Something very, very bad or wicked, especially when it's morally wrong.
He committed heinous crimes against the people.
Often appears as...
- heinous crime
- heinous act
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Grossly wicked or reprehensible.
He is charged with a heinous offense.
Often appears as...
- heinous offense
- heinous misconduct
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Moral Outrage
Use 'heinous' to express strong disgust at actions against moral or ethical principles.
The heinous act shocked the entire community.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Hyperbole
'Heinous' suggests extreme negativity and should not be used for mild wrongdoing or mistakes.
Calling his small lie heinous was an exaggeration.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Contexts
Frequently appears in serious contexts, such as news reports about crimes or moral discussions.
The documentary examined the heinous effects of war.
Pro Tip 1/3Moral Outrage
Use 'heinous' to express strong disgust at actions against moral or ethical principles.
The heinous act shocked the entire community.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Hyperbole
'Heinous' suggests extreme negativity and should not be used for mild wrongdoing or mistakes.
Calling his small lie heinous was an exaggeration.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Contexts
Frequently appears in serious contexts, such as news reports about crimes or moral discussions.
The documentary examined the heinous effects of war.
Pro Tip 1/3Moral Outrage
Use 'heinous' to express strong disgust at actions against moral or ethical principles.
The heinous act shocked the entire community.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Hyperbole
'Heinous' suggests extreme negativity and should not be used for mild wrongdoing or mistakes.
Calling his small lie heinous was an exaggeration.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Contexts
Frequently appears in serious contexts, such as news reports about crimes or moral discussions.
The documentary examined the heinous effects of war.
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Ben Goldacre: Battling...
So you see here that the small negative trials that should be on the bottom left have disappeared. This is a graph demonstrating the presence of publication bias in studies of publication bias. And I think that's the funniest epidemiology joke you will ever hear. That's how you can prove it statistically. But what about stories? Well, they're heinous, they really are.
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Meet Six Rescued Rhinos...
pilots in front his body temperature was quite high they said he stopped breathing twice while they were they when stumpy was alone through the night on the hyenas apparently came in and because of his weak state he couldn't really get up as far as we understand and the heinous actually started to eat him starting with itself so he lost most
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Battling bad science -...
that should be on the bottom left have disappeared this is a graph demonstrating the presence of publication bias in studies of publication bias and I think that's the funniest epidemiology joke that you will ever hear that's how you can prove it statistically but what about stories well they're heinous they really are
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Inside the bizarre world...
and then after high school, she moved to a new place and suddenly she just felt alienated and cut off and started retreating into her phone. She found some of these spaces on the internet where people would post the most shocking, heinous things. And she found this stuff really off-putting but also kind of engrossing,
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Sufferfest: 700 Miles of...
I found out on these trips that, you know, there's gonna be these moments that're just really heinous. But at the same time there are also some unexpected and amazing things that happen. So, there I am on the highway, I gotta take a leak, so, I just pull over randomly and I walk out into the desert,
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Sex Offender PIPE National...
hang over him for the rest of his life sex offenders are singled out because they picked on the most innocent people there is their crime as the most heinous my crime scene is even though I wasn't a two-year-old but people look at that they look at the age of the victim they
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How online abuse of...
This vitriolic, global outpouring of the most heinous hate death threats, rape threats. And don't you know, when I was sitting at home alone in my nightgown, I got a phone call, and it was my beloved former husband, and he said on a voice mail,
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Pacific Territories...
or the of the country but also it's people animals culture and even food because it keeps me interested if I could be leader of the world for one day I would try to stop conflicts between all countries and people's heinous you
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James A. White Sr.: The...
I want to appeal to their humanity, to their dignity, to their civic pride and ownership to be able to not react to these heinous crimes in an adverse manner. But instead, to elevate your level of societal knowledge,
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TED2015 in review PIPE...
talk the internet is full of heinous and horrible people who need more empathy so we propose a solution let us take this feelings vest let us trap in internet trolls filled with hate and subject them to humility
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Ben Goldacre: Battling...
So you see here that the small negative trials that should be on the bottom left have disappeared. This is a graph demonstrating the presence of publication bias in studies of publication bias. And I think that's the funniest epidemiology joke you will ever hear. That's how you can prove it statistically. But what about stories? Well, they're heinous, they really are.
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Meet Six Rescued Rhinos...
pilots in front his body temperature was quite high they said he stopped breathing twice while they were they when stumpy was alone through the night on the hyenas apparently came in and because of his weak state he couldn't really get up as far as we understand and the heinous actually started to eat him starting with itself so he lost most
Video examples
Battling bad science -...
that should be on the bottom left have disappeared this is a graph demonstrating the presence of publication bias in studies of publication bias and I think that's the funniest epidemiology joke that you will ever hear that's how you can prove it statistically but what about stories well they're heinous they really are
Video examples
Inside the bizarre world...
and then after high school, she moved to a new place and suddenly she just felt alienated and cut off and started retreating into her phone. She found some of these spaces on the internet where people would post the most shocking, heinous things. And she found this stuff really off-putting but also kind of engrossing,
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Sufferfest: 700 Miles of...
I found out on these trips that, you know, there's gonna be these moments that're just really heinous. But at the same time there are also some unexpected and amazing things that happen. So, there I am on the highway, I gotta take a leak, so, I just pull over randomly and I walk out into the desert,
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Sex Offender PIPE National...
hang over him for the rest of his life sex offenders are singled out because they picked on the most innocent people there is their crime as the most heinous my crime scene is even though I wasn't a two-year-old but people look at that they look at the age of the victim they
Video examples
How online abuse of...
This vitriolic, global outpouring of the most heinous hate death threats, rape threats. And don't you know, when I was sitting at home alone in my nightgown, I got a phone call, and it was my beloved former husband, and he said on a voice mail,
Video examples
Pacific Territories...
or the of the country but also it's people animals culture and even food because it keeps me interested if I could be leader of the world for one day I would try to stop conflicts between all countries and people's heinous you
Video examples
James A. White Sr.: The...
I want to appeal to their humanity, to their dignity, to their civic pride and ownership to be able to not react to these heinous crimes in an adverse manner. But instead, to elevate your level of societal knowledge,
Video examples
TED2015 in review PIPE...
talk the internet is full of heinous and horrible people who need more empathy so we propose a solution let us take this feelings vest let us trap in internet trolls filled with hate and subject them to humility
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Quote examples
George Eads
American Actor
I think we take for granted police officers and detectives that walk into some pretty heinous situations, and they really have to be very brave. So I love playing a character that's very brave - someone that kind of dives in the fire to figure out what's happened.
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Joe Biden
American President
No one doubts that innocent men, women and children have been the victims of chemical weapons attacks in Syria. And there's no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in Syria: the Syrian regime.
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Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Lawyer
Air India happened when I was about five years old but... I've attended memorials with respect to the victims and the families, the survivors of this horrible and heinous act. I've talked about how everyone denounces it.
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Basmah bint Saud
Saudi Arabian Businesswoman
There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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Chris Hansen
American Journalist
The key to being a good interviewer is to listen, no matter how heinous the act that person has committed, you have to listen to them and ask the right questions to get the truth out.
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Yo Yo Honey Singh
Indian Musician
Girls have been suppressed for long. Crimes against women are on the rise because women have the courage to come out in the open and fight the perpetrators of these heinous crimes.
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Peggy Noonan
American Writer
If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the crime the crazier you must be. Therefore you are not responsible, and nothing is your fault.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
I've always been fascinated with the stealing of innocence. It's the most heinous crime, and certainly a capital crime if there ever was one.
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Karyn Kusama
American Director
As bad as some movies can be, good movies are also possible, sometimes through the very heinous corporations we love to trash.
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Chris Morris
British Critic
No matter how heinous someone's behaviour, if you make them a comic character, you can't expect people to hate them.
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George Eads
American Actor
I think we take for granted police officers and detectives that walk into some pretty heinous situations, and they really have to be very brave. So I love playing a character that's very brave - someone that kind of dives in the fire to figure out what's happened.
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Joe Biden
American President
No one doubts that innocent men, women and children have been the victims of chemical weapons attacks in Syria. And there's no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in Syria: the Syrian regime.
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Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Lawyer
Air India happened when I was about five years old but... I've attended memorials with respect to the victims and the families, the survivors of this horrible and heinous act. I've talked about how everyone denounces it.
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Basmah bint Saud
Saudi Arabian Businesswoman
There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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Chris Hansen
American Journalist
The key to being a good interviewer is to listen, no matter how heinous the act that person has committed, you have to listen to them and ask the right questions to get the truth out.
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Yo Yo Honey Singh
Indian Musician
Girls have been suppressed for long. Crimes against women are on the rise because women have the courage to come out in the open and fight the perpetrators of these heinous crimes.
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Peggy Noonan
American Writer
If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the crime the crazier you must be. Therefore you are not responsible, and nothing is your fault.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
I've always been fascinated with the stealing of innocence. It's the most heinous crime, and certainly a capital crime if there ever was one.
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Karyn Kusama
American Director
As bad as some movies can be, good movies are also possible, sometimes through the very heinous corporations we love to trash.
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Chris Morris
British Critic
No matter how heinous someone's behaviour, if you make them a comic character, you can't expect people to hate them.
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