terribleness
Quality of horror
Terribleness is the quality of being terrible—extremely bad, poor, or unpleasant.
The word emphasizes degree: The terribleness of the situation didn't hit me until later.
It can describe anything from minor failures to genuine horrors: the terribleness of his cooking, the terribleness of war.
Extreme poor quality
- dreadfulnessQuality of being terrible
- horriblenessQuality of being dreadful
- ghastlinessState of being horrifying
- hideousnessExtreme unattractiveness
atrocity · frightfulness · gruesomeness · repulsiveness · vileness · odiousness · heinousness · wretchedness
Intensity of sternness
- extremityOutermost part or limit
- acutenessIntensity or keenness
- profundityIntellectual or emotional depth
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
grievousness · harshness · fierceness · excruciating · unbearableness · insufferableness · oppressiveness · enormity
Quality inspiring terror
- scarinessFear-inducing quality
- nightmarishnessQuality of terrifying unreality
- eerinessUnsettling strangeness
- creepinessDisturbing, unsettling quality
spine-chilling · blood-curdling · terrorizing · alarming · harrowing · disturbing · unsettling · macabre
awfulness
Extreme poor quality
- dreadfulnessQuality of being terrible
- horriblenessQuality of being dreadful
- ghastlinessState of being horrifying
hideousness · atrocity · frightfulness · gruesomeness · repulsiveness · vileness · odiousness · heinousness · wretchedness · loathsomeness
severity
Intensity of sternness
- extremityOutermost part or limit
- acutenessIntensity or keenness
- profundityIntellectual or emotional depth
immensity · grievousness · harshness · fierceness · excruciating · unbearableness · insufferableness · oppressiveness · enormity · magnitude
frightfulness
Quality inspiring terror
- scarinessFear-inducing quality
- nightmarishnessQuality of terrifying unreality
- eerinessUnsettling strangeness
creepiness · spine-chilling · blood-curdling · terrorizing · alarming · harrowing · disturbing · unsettling · macabre · dread
- horrorshorror, dread, fright, dreadfulness, frightfulness
terriblenessexcellence
Outstanding quality or merit
wonderfulness · greatness · magnificence · brilliance · goodness
terriblenesspleasantness
Quality of being agreeable
delightfulness · loveliness · enjoyableness · wonderfulness · agreeableness
terrible, terribly, terror, terrific, terrify, terrorist, terrorism, terrorize, deterrent