as in dreadfulness
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
horror films that seem to be trying to outdo one another in the repulsiveness of their monsters
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Noun
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Hot off her Emmy nomination for her work in HBO’s The Penguin, Cristin Milioti is jumping into her next screen project, an independent horror thriller titled Buddy.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025 -
The pair, who tied the knot in 2017, play a dysfunctional codependent couple in horror film Together directed by Michael Shanks.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Every day there is a new cut to programs that actually help people in need or a new atrocity like Alligator Alcatraz that promotes cruelty to other human beings.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 July 2025
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Israeli officials have repeatedly compared Hamas’ October 7 attacks to Nazi atrocities during World War II, homing in on the narrative that the conflict in Gaza is a war of survival.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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“Repulsiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulsiveness. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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