1
as in dreadfulness
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
the indescribable hideousness of the squalor in which the villagers are forced to live
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as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the hideousness of the defendant's alleged crimes should not prevent him from getting a fair trial
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideousness
Noun
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Arisu watches in horror as Ryuji takes a gun out of his pocket and points it at Usagi, who has crumbled to the ground in devastation.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Variety is thrilled to present the first-ever Hollywood & Horror on October 15 in Los Angeles, an evening cocktail event celebrating excellence in horror entertainment and the unique fandom surrounding this ever-expanding film and TV genre.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The evening news reported on atrocities committed by Russian forces in Chechnya and on corruption schemes that implicated top officials in the Kremlin.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge atrocities in the late 1970s were recognized as genocide against the Cham and Vietnamese minorities, with convictions at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Howard, now in his 70s, decided to make a film about the fundamental awfulness of other humans, delivering one of his darkest stories in the process.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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The awfulness of it scrapes my veins, turning everything orange and raw.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Hideousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideousness. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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