enormity
9
8.9
- noun
- /ɪˈnɔrmɪti/
- Formal
:
atrocidad
- The community was shocked by the enormity of the crime that had occurred.
- the enormity of the crime
- the enormity of the Holocaust
- realize the enormity
Examples
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Only during moments when you found yourself thinking about nothing did the enormity of what was happening make itself felt.
Fiction book (2001) -
But what I'm really interested in is what happens to his body as he has to face the enormity of what has been done here.
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When are you going to just for one moment... take in the enormity of what has happened?
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I think challenging without a doubt was, was really just understanding the enormity of what was about to happen.
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Only now has the enormity of what has happened begun to sink in.
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You do realize the enormity of this fundamental breach of school discipline?
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His lies pale in comparison to the enormity of what I've done.
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Winston Park digested the enormity of it for a moment.
Fiction book (2001) -
A teacher's focus on nonfiction may help students grasp more clearly the reality and enormity of the Holocaust.
Academic text (1996) -
Are we to overlook the moral enormity of the murders at Conestoga Manor?
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
∞
3.0
Bad actions or a force that harms people
28
5.2
A state of being morally wrong or evil
21
9.5
Very bad or unfair actions that harm people
20
4.6
A quality of being morally bad or cruel
16
8.1
Very bad actions that hurt other people
8
6.5
A quality of doing very bad things and wanting to harm people
2
8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
1
9.5
The quality of being very evil and cruel that shocks people
1
9.6
Very evil behaviour that harms other people
1
8.4
Very cruel and evil actions that harm people
1
9.9
Very bad actions that break the law
1
9.8
A quality of being very bad and shocking
Being very bad and cruel to other people
The act of doing harm or evil to others
A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike
The quality of being very ugly or cruel in a way that shocks people
Very cruel actions that shock people
A very cruel way of behaving that shows no kindness
Antonyms
How Evil
151
8.1
- Formal
9
8.9
∞
3.0
28
5.2
23
6.3
117
3.7
23
6.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enormity comes from parts meaning 'not' (in-) and 'rule' (norma), like the English word normal, so it originally described something 'out of the rules' or shockingly wrong. That's why enormity is used for extreme wickedness or very bad acts.