enormity
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Noun
enormities, plural;
/iˈnôrmitē/,
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enormities, plural;
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The great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong
- - a thorough search disclosed the full enormity of the crime
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(in neutral use) The large size or scale of something
- - the enormity of his intellect
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A grave crime or sin
- - the enormities of the regime
Web Definitions:
- outrageousness: the quality of being outrageous
- vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"
- the quality of extreme wickedness
- 1) great wickedness 2) an improper, vicious or immoral act 3) usage problem: great size, immensity
- means something grotesquely beyond its intended boundaries, not something that is very large. [So, you don’t refer to the enormity of the hot fudge sundae.]