heinous

BrE /ˈhiːənəs/ AmE /ˈhiːənəs/

adjective en → es

1 CRIMINAL [attributive, predicative] B2

extremely wicked or evil, especially in relation to a crime

atroz, horrendo, execrable

  • a heinous crime/murder/act

Collocations heinous crime · heinous act

  • The judge called the murder a heinous crime.

    El juez calificó el asesinato de un crimen atroz.

2 EXTREMELY BAD [attributive, predicative] B2

very bad or unpleasant, especially in a way that shocks people

horrible, espantoso, terrible

  • a heinous mistake/error

Collocations heinous error · heinous mistake

  • It was a heinous mistake to ignore the warning signs.

    Fue un terrible error ignorar las señales de advertencia.