horridness
Quality of awfulness
Horridness is the quality of being horrid—extremely unpleasant, shocking, or repulsive.
The word carries a slightly literary or emphatic tone: The horridness of the scene made her look away.
It can describe anything from physical disgust to moral revulsion.
Intense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- foulnessOffensive, corrupt quality
abhorrence · distaste · aversion · stomach-turning · nauseating · queasiness · putridity · rankness
Despicable quality
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
- abominationLoathsome, detestable thing
obnoxiousness · contemptibility · despicableness · heinousness · baseness · monstrousness · unconscionable · reprehensible
Furthest from moderate
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- unbearableImpossible to endure
excruciating · overwhelming · oppressive · relentless · brutal · harsh · intense · atrocious
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- creepinessDisturbing, unsettling quality
spookiness · foreboding · menace · ominous · haunt · trepidation · apprehension · chilling
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
foulness · abhorrence · distaste · aversion · stomach-turning · nauseating · queasiness · putridity · rankness · malodorous
vileness
Despicable quality
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
abomination · obnoxiousness · contemptibility · despicableness · heinousness · baseness · monstrousness · unconscionable · reprehensible · detestable
extreme
Furthest from moderate
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
unbearable · excruciating · overwhelming · oppressive · relentless · brutal · harsh · intense · atrocious · grievous
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
creepiness · spookiness · foreboding · menace · ominous · haunt · trepidation · apprehension · chilling · macabre
horridnesspleasantness
Quality of being agreeable
delightfulness · loveliness · wonderfulness · agreeableness · niceness
horridnesskindness
Considerate, caring disposition
sweetness · graciousness · amiability · geniality · warmth
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