atrociousness
1atrociousness — n. 1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane. Syn: atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness. [WordNet 1.5] …
2Atrociousness — Atrocious A*tro cious, a. [L. atrox, atrocis, cruel, fierce: cf. F. atroce.] 1. Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious guilt or deeds. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity. [1913 Webster]… …
3atrociousness — noun see atrocious …
4atrociousness — See atrociously. * * * …
5atrociousness — noun the state of being atrocious …
6atrociousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality of passing all moral bounds: atrocity, enormity, heinousness, monstrousness. See GOOD. 2. The quality or state of being flagrant: atrocity, egregiousness, enormity, flagrance, flagrancy, flagrantness,… …
7atrociousness — n. cruelty, heartlessness, barbarity, monstrousness …
8atrociousness — atro·cious·ness …
9atrociousness — noun the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane • Syn: ↑atrocity, ↑barbarity, ↑barbarousness, ↑heinousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑barbarous (for: ↑barbarousness), ↑ …
10enormity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wickedness, atrociousness; atrocity, outrage; immensity, enormousness, greatness. See guilt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Vice] Syn. atrocity, outrage, depravity, wickedness; see atrocity 2 , crime 1 , evil …
