ˈhɪd.iː.ʌs ˈhɪd.i.əs ˈhɒɹɪd ˈhɔɹɪd həˈɹɪfɪk həˈɹɪfɪk hɘˈɹɘfɘk aʊtˈɹeɪdʒəs exceedingly bad when she was bad she was horrid grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror subjected to outrageous cruelty a hideous pattern of injustice horrific conditions in the mining industry