heinousness
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈheɪnəsnəs/
- Formal
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atrocidad
- Putting aside any heinousness or gruesomeness surrounding the capital offense, did the commission of that offense require forethought, planning, and complex execution of purpose?
- the heinousness of the crime
So he saw like African civil wars, which are way worse in terms of body counts and the heinousness cause a lot of that goes under reported, right?
- So he saw like African civil wars, which are way worse in terms of body counts and the heinousness cause a lot of that goes under reported, right?
Examples
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Many people believe that the heinousness of certain crimes should result in severe punishment.
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So he saw like African civil wars, which are way worse in terms of body counts and the heinousness cause a lot of that goes under reported, right?
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Though few reach Captain Ransome's level of heinousness, the role of officers is a frequent theme in Bierce's war fiction.
Fiction book (1998) -
But I can't just turn off my skeptical instincts because of the heinousness of Watson's claims.
Blog text (29) -
To capture the special moral heinousness of the crime—killings that are also attacks on an entire political and social order.
Academic text (2002) -
One could thereby conclude that we cannot punish these men, regardless of the heinousness of their actions, but it seems to go too far to suggest that we must therefore either release them outright or repatriate them to their home countries and hope that they can be detained there.
Academic text (2005) -
The predella served to instruct Christians how Urbino's secular authorities would avenge the heinousness of Jewish blasphemies.
Academic text (2003) -
The heinousness of her actions shocked the entire community.
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Witnessing the heinousness of the assault left everyone in a state of disbelief.
Synonyms
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8.1
A very cruel or violent act that shocks people, often against innocent people
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5.2
A state of being morally wrong or evil
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4.6
A quality of being morally bad or cruel
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8.1
Very bad actions that hurt other people
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8.9
Great evil that shocks people
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6.5
A quality of doing very bad things and wanting to harm people
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8.4
Very cruel and violent behavior that hurts people
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8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
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4.5
Wanting to hurt or make others suffer
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9.6
Very evil behaviour that harms other people
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8.4
Very cruel and evil actions that harm people
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9.8
A quality of being very bad and shocking
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8.7
Cruel or very mean behavior towards other people
Very cruel actions that shock people
The quality of being very ugly or cruel in a way that shocks people
A very cruel way of behaving that shows no kindness
A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike
Being very bad and cruel to other people
Antonyms
How Evil
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heinousness comes from the older word heinous, which goes back to a root meaning 'hatred' or 'hateful' (think of the modern word 'hate'). So heinousness is the quality of being so cruel or evil that it makes people feel strong hate and shock.