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horribleness

  • a word derived from horrible.
    horrible
    adjective
    causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful.

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I am especially concerned about younger folks right now with all the troubles and horribleness in America and around the world.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025

“With the hysteria and the horribleness of the crime, the police wanted to put a nice little bow,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

He added: "Leisure and tourism are the staples of the South West - and for them it's a perfect storm of horribleness."

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2022

The Baxter is a fatally flawed character and we laugh at their horribleness.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2021

I don’t believe that sentiment, but still, there has to be a logical explanation for the horribleness of this day.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon