ə-trŏs'ĭ-tē
The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
The quality or condition of being inhuman or inhumane
cruelty (related)
(Law) Willful infliction of physical pain or suffering upon a person or animal, or of mental distress upon a person
(Uncountable) The state or condition of being monstrous.
A cruel or brutal act
Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste:
atrocious deed
A cruel deed
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(Informal) Something very bad, ugly, disagreeable, etc.
A grossly immoral act; a sin.
An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
pleasantness (antonym)
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being pleasant.
(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.
The act of breaking a law; sin or crime; transgression
kindness (antonym)
An instance of kind behavior:
The state of being atrocious
The property of being heinous.
The quality of being outrageous
One that is monstrous.
The state or quality of being barbarous.
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The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
The characteristic of being dreadful.
The characteristic of being terrible.
genocide (related)
massacre (related)
attrocities (related)
carnage (related)
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brutality (related)
bombing (related)
war-crimes (related)
killing (related)
assassination (related)
persecution (related)
Enormity is defined as the huge size or scale of something, or is defined as something that is defined as extremely important.
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good behavior (antonym)
In criminal sentencing law, the conduct by a prisoner that may justify a reduction in his or her sentence.
pleasantry (antonym)
The quality of being egregious
The quality or state of being flagrant
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The quality of being glaring.
Lack of refinement in character, behaviour etc.; coarseness.
good (related)
(Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:
right (related)
A legal or moral entitlement.
banefulness
The state or quality of being baneful.
direness
The state or quality of being dire.
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mass-murder (related)
pogrom (related)
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