Usually means: Extremely ugly, horrifying, or unpleasant.
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  2. affreux: Wiktionary
  3. affreux (-euse): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  4. affreux: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

Definitions from Wiktionary (affreux)

noun:  A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.
adjective:  (rare) Dreadful; disturbing or frightening.

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