horridness

/'hɔridnis/

Thân thiện

The horridness of the storm made everyone stay indoors.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A quality of extreme unpleasantness: "Horridness" refers to the state or characteristic of being extremely unpleasant, disagreeable, or offensive. It describes something that evokes strong feelings of disgust, aversion, or dread.

Usage

• "Horridness" is a formal and somewhat literary noun used to describe an intense degree of unpleasantness. It is often applied to abstract qualities, situations, or experiences rather than physical objects.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The sheer horridness of the crime shocked the entire community.
  • She could not forget the horridness of the conditions in the prison.
  • The film captured the psychological horridness of war.

Advanced Usage

• "The horridness of it all": A phrase used to emphasize the overwhelming and comprehensive unpleasantness of a situation.
  • After the accident, he was struck by the horridness of it all.

Variants and Related Words

• Horrid (adj): Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable.
  • It was a horrid experience.
• Horrific (adj): Causing horror; extremely shocking or dreadful.
  • The scene was horrific.
• Horror (n): An intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.
  • She watched in horror.

Synonyms

• Repulsiveness: The quality of being disgusting or offensive.
• Loathsomeness: The quality of causing intense disgust.
• Hideousness: Extreme ugliness or unpleasantness.
• Awfulness: The quality of being very bad or unpleasant.

Antonyms

• Pleasantness: The state or quality of being pleasing or enjoyable.
• Delightfulness: The quality of giving great pleasure or charm.
• Agreeableness: The quality of being pleasant and easy to like.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a quality of extreme unpleasantness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• awfulness
• dreadfulness
• terribleness