loathsomeness

1 9.1

A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting

noun
/ˈloʊθsəmnəs/

: repugnancia

The loathsomeness of the garbage pile was overwhelming as they walked past it.

Examples

Now, in the comfort of camp, they tumbled out before her eyes, where she was forced to hold them up against the firelight and appreciate their loathsomeness.

Fiction book (1992)
And then Job's rage ascends—a rage against the loathsomeness of "wisdom."

Academic text (1998)
"Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men."

Aquaman (2018)
The loathsomeness of the rotten food made everyone in the room feel sick.
Many people were shocked by the loathsomeness displayed in the horror movie.

Synonyms

unpleasantness

vsloathsomeness

17 4.2

A feeling of discomfort or dislike

is a more intense, disgusting form of that general state

awfulness

vsloathsomeness

7 6.0

A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad

specifies intense sensory or emotional disgust rather than general dread

vileness

vsloathsomeness

2 8.0

Very bad and morally wrong behavior

is limited to sensory or emotional disgust rather than moral evil

hideousness

vsloathsomeness

2 6.3

Extreme ugliness that makes people feel shocked or disgusted

is broader, covering strong unpleasantness beyond visual ugliness

obnoxiousness

vsloathsomeness

2 8.0

Being very rude and annoying to other people

is concerned with deep sensory or emotional disgust rather than annoyance

terribleness

vsloathsomeness

1 6.6

A state when something is very bad and frightening

is specifically about strong disgust rather than general dread

disgustingness

vsloathsomeness

1 6.5

How gross or unpleasant something is

is the general extreme unpleasantness aimed at senses or emotions

gruesomeness

vsloathsomeness

NSFW

1 7.0

A very shocking and frightening scene or detail that makes you feel sick

is about deep sensory or emotional disgust, not only horror

horribleness

vsloathsomeness

1 5.9

A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust

centres on strong disgust rather than primarily causing shock

repulsiveness

vsloathsomeness

1 7.0

A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away

is the broad term for extreme sensory or emotional disgust

lousiness

vsloathsomeness

Informal

7.4

A bad, unpleasant quality that makes people unhappy or annoyed

is the stronger, more intense form of the same unpleasant quality

repugnancy

vsloathsomeness

9.1

A strong feeling of disgust or deep dislike

describes the quality itself rather than the personal feeling

nauseatingness

vsloathsomeness

9.4

A strong feeling that makes you feel sick because of a bad taste or smell

covers extreme unpleasantness more broadly, not only nausea

sickeningness

vsloathsomeness

9.4

A strong feeling of disgust caused by a bad taste, often from food or drink

applies to extreme unpleasantness in senses or emotions generally

noisomeness

vsloathsomeness

9.9

A strong unpleasant smell or other harmful quality in a place

focuses more narrowly on offensive sensory or emotional disgust

odiousness

vsloathsomeness

Formal

9.0

A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike

is focused on sensory or emotional disgust, not moral hatred

distastefulness

vsloathsomeness

6.1

Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike

is stronger and more intense than general unpleasantness

unpleasingness

vsloathsomeness

8.2

How bad something looks, sounds, or smells to you

is more extreme and strongly revolting than simple disagreeableness

horridness

vsloathsomeness

7.7

A very unpleasant quality that shocks people

focuses more narrowly on causing disgust to senses or emotions

Antonyms

pleasantness

2 3.4

A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable

delightfulness

1 3.7

A quality that makes people feel great pleasure

How Disgusting

abhorrence

2 7.8

loathsomeness

1 9.1

disgust

87 2.0

offensiveness

2 6.7

unpleasantness

17 4.2

Surface Forms

loathsomeness singular

loathsomenesses plural

Morphology

loathsomeness = loathsome (transparent) = loath + some + ness

A regular nominalization of the adjective 'loathsome' using '-ness'; the meaning ('the quality of being loathsome') is directly derived.

Etymology

Loathsomeness comes from loathsome, which uses the older word loath meaning 'hate' or 'dislike' and the ending -ness meaning 'state or quality'. So loathsomeness is the quality that makes something feel very unpleasant or disgusting.