Heinous vs Rotten - What's the difference?
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Totally reprehensible.
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
In a state of decay.
Cruel, mean or immoral.
Bad or terrible.
To an extreme degree.
As adjectives the difference between heinous and rotten
is that heinous is totally reprehensible while rotten is of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.As an adverb rotten is
to an extreme degree.heinous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.
- The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.
- The government denounced the attack as the most heinous of the last decade.
- Political Leaders from around the world have condemned these heinous acts.
- In our public services sorry seems to be the most heinous word.
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "heinous" is often applied: crime, act, sin, murder, offence.Synonyms
* (totally reprehensible) abominable, horrible, odiousrotten
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten .
- The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten .
- His mouth stank and his teeth were rotten .
- That man is a rotten father.
- This rotten policy will create more injustice in this country.
- Why is the weather always rotten in this city?
- It was a rotten idea to take the boat out today.
- She has the flu and feels rotten .
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "rotten" is often applied: wood, food, egg, meat, fruit, tomato, apple, banana, milk, vegetable, stuff, tooth, smell, person, kid, bastard, scoundrel, weather.Adverb
(en adverb)- That kid is spoilt rotten .
- The girls fancy him something rotten .