as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the evilness of the crimes was considered by the judge in sentencing
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atrocity
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What if the atrocities amount to genocide?—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025 -
So much atrocity, so much terror is unbearable.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Evilness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evilness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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