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ATROCIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
Synonyms:
atrociousness; atrocity; barbarity; barbarousness; heinousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("atrociousness" is a kind of...):
inhumaneness; inhumanity (the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others)
Derivation:
atrocious (shockingly brutal or cruel)