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[ noun ] the quality of being outrageous

Synonyms

outrageousness

Used in print

(Harry Olesker, Impact....)

The enormity of what Conrad had told him made it impossible for Gilborn to accept , with any degree of realism , the actuality of it .

Related terms

indecency

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[ noun ] the quality of extreme wickedness

Related terms

nefariousness

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[ noun ] (informal) vastness of size or extent

Examples

"in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size" "universities recognized the enormity of their task"

Related terms

enormousness colloquialism

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[ noun ] an act of extreme wickedness

Related terms

evil atrocity

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