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1. (n.) enormity
outrageous or heinous character; monstrousness:
the enormity of the crime.
2. enormity
something outrageous or heinous, as an offense.
3. enormity
greatness of size, scope, or extent; immensity:
The enormity of the task was overwhelming.
Etymology: (1425–75; < MF < L)
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| Definition of 'enormity' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) outrageousness, enormity
the quality of being outrageous
2. (noun) enormity
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"
3. (noun) enormity
the quality of extreme wickedness
4. (noun) enormity
an act of extreme wickedness
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| Definition of 'enormity' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) enormity
the state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous
2. (noun) enormity
that which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity
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Sense: great wickedness.
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Afrikaans: afskuwelik |
Arabic: فَظاعَه |
Bulgarian: чудовищност |
Brazilian: perversidade |
Czech: ohavnost |
German: der Frevel |
Danish: afskyelighed; uhyrlighed |
Greek: ανοσιούργημα, βαρβαρότητα |
Spanish: atrocidad |
Estonian: koletislikkus |
Farsi: قباحت |
Finnish: kauhistuttavuus |
French: crime très grave |
Hebrew: זְווָעָה |
Hindi: दुष्टता |
Croatian: pokvarenost |
Hungarian: gazság |
Indonesian: kejahatan |
Icelandic: ódæðisverk |
Italian: atrocità |
Japanese: 極悪 |
Korean: 극악, 무법 |
Lithuanian: niekšiškumas |
Latvian: neģēlība; noziegums |
Malay: kejam |
Dutch: gruweldaad, gruwelijkheid |
Norwegian: uhyrlighet |
Polish: potworność |
Persian: قباحت |
Pashto: لويوالى، لوى فساد، لويه ا |
Portuguese: perversidade |
Romanian: ticăloşie |
Russian: чудовищность |
Slovak: obludnosť |
Slovenian: strahota |
Serbian: grozota |
Swedish: ogärning, illdåd, gräslig |
Thai: ความเลวทราม |
Turkish: iğrençlik, alçaklık |
Taiwanese: 兇暴 |
Ukrainian: жахливість |
Urdu: حد درجے کی شرارت |
Vietnamese: sự tàn ác |
Chinese: 凶暴 |
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