terribleness
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈtɛrɪbəl.nəs/
- She described the terribleness of the situation in detail.
Examples
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No, that's not quite right about the terribleness.
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Such a real-life event would be glorious in its terribleness.
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You're this complete anomaly in my world of terribleness out here.
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And the record they made together would have to be misunderstood as terrible, not have terribleness hard-wired into its genetic code.
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I would sell plague and accrue wealth because I would never feel guilty about the terribleness of my wretched self-loathing.
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Oaths have a tendency to mutate in the direction of terribleness; a variant on the formula of childhood swearing goes like this: "Cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye."
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The terribleness of the storm left the town in ruins.
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Many found the terribleness of the movie hard to bear.
Synonyms
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4.2
A feeling of discomfort or dislike
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6.0
A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad
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6.7
A harsh, unpleasant quality that makes people feel afraid or worried
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8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
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6.3
Extreme ugliness that makes people feel shocked or disgusted
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3.5
A strong unpleasant effect that hurts the senses
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6.5
How gross or unpleasant something is
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7.0
A very shocking and frightening scene or detail that makes you feel sick
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8.4
A state of great suffering that feels like being in hell
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5.9
A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust
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9.6
A very bad quality that makes something unpleasant
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9.1
A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting
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7.8
The quality of being very ugly or cruel in a way that shocks people
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7.7
A very strong feeling of fear when something is shocking or awful
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7.7
A very unpleasant quality that shocks people
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9.0
A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike
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7.0
A quality that makes pain or trouble very hard to stand
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8.8
Very cruel actions that shock people
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7.8
How strong and harmful something is, like pain or bad weather
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9.1
A quality that makes situations feel very frightening and unpleasant
A strong feeling of disgust caused by a bad taste, often from food or drink
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Morphology
Etymology
Terribleness comes from the Latin root terr- meaning 'to frighten', and you can see the same root in everyday words like terror and terrify. So terribleness is the quality of being very frightening, dreadful, or severe.