horribleness
horribleness — noun
1. the fact of being very unpleasant, shocking, or unkind — used when you want to n
the fact of being very unpleasant, shocking, or unkind — used when you want to name this awful quality as a thing in itself rather than just describe something as horrible.
Tara could not stop thinking about the horribleness of the car crash on Friday.
the horribleness of + concrete event (most typical pattern)
Reporters tried to describe the horribleness of the flood, but words felt too small.
What shocked Kwame most was not the noise but the sheer horribleness of his neighbour's behaviour.
The novel forces readers to face the horribleness of war through one small village's daily life.
Dahlia laughed about the horribleness of her first cooking attempt — burned rice, grey sauce.
- horror
much more common; preferred for serious events like war or disasters
- awfulness
everyday equivalent; slightly more neutral and less old-fashioned
- dreadfulness
literary or slightly formal; emphasises fear or gloom
- ghastliness
literary; suggests pale, sickening shock, often visual
- loveliness
directly opposite quality: being very pleasant or attractive
- wonderfulness
informal opposite; the quality of being very good
文法句型
the horribleness of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Almost always appears as 'the horribleness of [something]'. The noun 'horror' is much more common for very serious cases (war, disasters); 'horribleness' often carries a slight personal or informal flavour, sometimes even semi-humorous for small bad things like a meal or a meeting.