horrendousness
Quality of terribleness
Horrendousness is the quality of being horrendous—shockingly dreadful or appalling.
The word emphasizes extreme awfulness: the sheer horrendousness of the crime, Nothing prepared us for the horrendousness of the conditions.
It's a mouthful, often used for rhetorical weight or dark humor about something truly terrible.
Intensity of sternness
- extremityOutermost part or limit
- enormityGrave wickedness or immensity
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
- intensityStrength or force level
vastness · gravity · awfulness · terribleness · dreadfulness · frightfulness · hideousness · ghastliness
Unforgivable mass cruelty
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- inhumanityExtreme cruelty toward others
barbarity · brutality · cruelty · viciousness · savagery · heinousness · villainy · abomination
Intense physical aversion
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
nausea · aversion · distaste · contempt · detestation · offensiveness · repellence · odiousness
Distressed loss of courage
- consternationAnxious amazement causing paralysis
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- aghastStruck with horror
- traumaticCausing severe emotional damage
jarring · staggering · stupefying · paralyzing · overwhelming · devastating · shattering · harrowing
severity
Intensity of sternness
- extremityOutermost part or limit
- enormityGrave wickedness or immensity
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
intensity · vastness · gravity · awfulness · terribleness · dreadfulness · frightfulness · hideousness · ghastliness · gruesomeness
atrocity
Unforgivable mass cruelty
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- evilProfound moral wickedness
inhumanity · barbarity · brutality · cruelty · viciousness · savagery · heinousness · villainy · abomination · monstrosity
disgust
Intense physical aversion
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
repugnance · nausea · aversion · distaste · contempt · detestation · offensiveness · repellence · odiousness · vileness
dismay
Distressed loss of courage
- consternationAnxious amazement causing paralysis
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- aghastStruck with horror
traumatic · jarring · staggering · stupefying · paralyzing · overwhelming · devastating · shattering · harrowing · visceral
horrendousnesswonderfulness
Quality of being remarkable
magnificence · excellence · splendidness · marvelousness · brilliance
horrendousnessbeauty
Aesthetic excellence
loveliness · virtuousness · nobility · exquisiteness · gorgeousness
horrendousnessdelightfulness
Quality of causing pleasure
enchantment · charm · allure · attractiveness · desirability
horror, horrible, horrid, horrific, horrify, horrifying, horrified, horrendous, abhorrent