heinousness (Meaning)

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heinousness (n)

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

evilness,badness, atrocity, sinfulness, depravity, atrociousness, notoriety,vileness, hideousness, corruption

righteousness, righteousness, morality, goodness,goodness, morality, virtuousness,purity, virtuousness, innocence

The heinousness of the crime left an indelible scar on the community.

The child's abuser was apprehended for the heinous act.

The murder trial shocked the world with its revelations of unimaginable heinousness.

The government's suppression of dissent reached a level of heinousness.