horribleness

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Noun
  • Catullus’s work shows us ourselves, in all our three-dimensional goodness and terribleness, and sometimes this vision, in 2025, comes as a fun vindication.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Many have used numbers and moral philosophy to fathom the vileness of slavery in America, for example.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • No amount of gore or ghastliness is off limits for the series, produced by horror champions Blumhouse, as Nicole Kidman's titular medical examiner pores over the remains of the dead.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • During this period, Dhillon moved away from the Review’s gleeful offensiveness toward positions suggesting a more moderate conservatism.
    Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The push came amid concerns about the offensiveness of the name.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dahl’s books are fanciful and imaginative, but also dark, cynical, and mean (and, unfortunately, often reflected his real-life ugliness), spinning stories in which gruesome and unpleasant fates befell rotten kids, and adults were frequently selfish, cruel, and not to be trusted.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And choosing to verify humanity through flaws could lead to a society that esteems errors, ugliness, and underachievement.
    Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Horribleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horribleness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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