ugliness
noun
ug·li·ness
ˈə-glē-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being ugly
2
: something that is ugly
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But there remains an ugliness inseparable from all neo-fascist movements on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024
But the university still saw enough upheaval and ugliness to trigger an antisemitism probe from House Republicans and an investigation by the U.S. Education Department.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 6 June 2024
In the years since then, death has become a regular part of shows with ambitious narratives as writers have dared to depict increasingly raw layers of ugliness and grief.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Undoubtedly the most influential Spaghetti Western not directed by Sergio Leone, Django takes the ugliness and violence of Leone’s films up several notches for a story that pits an ex-Union soldier named Django (Franco Nero) against the Klan and other foes.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
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Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024
But the university still saw enough upheaval and ugliness to trigger an antisemitism probe from House Republicans and an investigation by the U.S. Education Department.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 6 June 2024
In the years since then, death has become a regular part of shows with ambitious narratives as writers have dared to depict increasingly raw layers of ugliness and grief.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Undoubtedly the most influential Spaghetti Western not directed by Sergio Leone, Django takes the ugliness and violence of Leone’s films up several notches for a story that pits an ex-Union soldier named Django (Franco Nero) against the Klan and other foes.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Ugliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ugliness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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