egregiousness
1
9.8
- noun
- /ɪˈɡriːdʒəsnəs/
- Formal
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egregiedad
- Her egregiousness in repeatedly breaking the rules led to serious consequences.
If there's no egregiousness, then you don't get donations.
- If there's no egregiousness, then you don't get donations.
Examples
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Under OFAC regulations, voluntary self-disclosure is a factor that determines the egregiousness of a violation and, as a consequence, the penalty to be applied in a concrete instance. (85)
Academic text (2018) -
Many are outraged by the egregiousness displayed in the recent scandal.
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JUDGE: The egregiousness of the crime makes the competency question all the more relevant.
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If there's no egregiousness, then you don't get donations.
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Past composers argued that only atonality could embody the egregiousness of the world since World War II.
Blog text (29) -
Instead, Kissinger wrote off the performance as "egregiousness," claiming it was "a blatant attempt to exploit Nixon's presumed embarrassment over Watergate."
Academic text (1990) -
The egregiousness of his actions shocked everyone in the room.
Synonyms
151
8.1
A very cruel or violent act that shocks people, often against innocent people
72
9.1
Something that people find very shocking and morally wrong
9
8.9
Great evil that shocks people
7
6.0
A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad
3
7.2
A quality of being shocking or extreme
2
8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
2
8.0
Being very rude and annoying to other people
1
6.6
A state when something is very bad and frightening
1
9.5
The quality of being very evil and cruel that shocks people
1
5.9
A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust
1
6.5
How gross or unpleasant something is
1
9.9
Very bad actions that break the law
An open, shocking act that is wrong or offensive
The quality of being very ugly or cruel in a way that shocks people
Very cruel actions that shock people
Behavior that shocks or offends many people
Something that causes strong disgust or makes people feel offended
The state of deserving public shame because of wrong actions
Antonyms
How Bad
- Formal
1
9.8
117
3.7
- US
351
3.3
∞
1.8
∞
1.0
73
1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word egregiousness comes from Latin parts e- 'out' and greg 'flock', the same root you see in gregarious and congregate, and it originally meant 'standing out from the flock'. That's why egregiousness now means the quality of 'standing out' in a very bad or shocking way.