as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the heinousness of the Holocaust was only fully realized after the war
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But slightly lesser known is that film’s sort-of sequel, The Look of Silence, which tells the stories of victims of such atrocities.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025 -
Too often, shooters use unsecured weapons to commit these atrocities.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Heinousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heinousness. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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