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Meanings of
heinous
in English
Extremely wicked, deeply criminal.
monstrous
grievous
atrocious
flagitious
Related terms
evil
Usage of
heinous
in English
1
Farm murders are often the most
heinous
crimes committed in South Africa.
2
A stern-looking Medvedev replied: Identify those involved in committing this
heinous
crime.
3
We in Ireland were innocent of such a
heinous
offence against nature.
4
They know that kidnapping is the most
heinous
crime in our society.
5
They regard the smoking ban as
heinous
and don't have a website.
6
The murders were a crime so
heinous
,
they border on the unthinkable.
7
Such an act was, in the eyes of the patriots,
heinous
treason.
8
It included numerous
heinous
calls for Jewish genocide and incitement to hatred.
9
Misleading the court was the most
heinous
of crimes for a barrister.
10
The Catherine they knew would never have committed such a
heinous
crime.
11
For some reason, I associated the name with some
heinous
historical atrocity.
12
Michelle Jones committed a
heinous
crime when she murdered her four-year-old son.
13
The great nation of Iran will take revenge for this
heinous
crime.
14
That stealing potatoes was a very
heinous
offence, more particularly in women.
15
I bouldered up, latched the
heinous
left-hand crimp and set my feet.
16
The most notoriously
heinous
way is, forging and immediately venting ill stories.
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heinous
Adjective
Frequent collocations
heinous crime
most heinous
so heinous
heinous act
heinous sin
More collocations
Heinous
through the time
Heinous
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Rare
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