hellishness

noun

Definition of hellishnessnext
as in baseness

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  1. wickedness
  2. depravity
  3. enormity
  4. atrocity
  5. decadence
Noun
  • In his book, Maguire explored the origin of the Wicked Witch, and asks how much of her wickedness was imposed upon her by a cruel and deceptive society.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Was wickedness thrust upon Jon M. Chu’s movie adaptation of Wicked by the critics?
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of wickedness
Noun
  • Attempts to extradite him from London back to France were thwarted partially due to the new awareness of the depravity that reigned in the island jail.
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The country’s financial straits, together with the explosion that devastated the port of Beirut in 2020, have exposed the depravity of Lebanon’s political class.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of depravity
Noun
  • This album is a call to wrap your deepest self around the enormity at hand.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
  • As police and emergency workers continue the grim search for bodies, authorities appear overwhelmed by the enormity of the disaster, and survivors are relying on the esprit de corps of volunteers who have rushed in to fill the void.
    Teresa Medrano, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of enormity
Noun
  • Among Assad’s worst atrocities was the 2013 sarin gas attack in the city of Ghouta, which killed more than 1,400 people and was labeled a war crime by the then-UN secretary general.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In 2014, Daesh attacked Sinjar, Iraq, inflicting widespread atrocities on the Yazidi community.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of atrocity
Noun
  • For all its seriousness, there’s an archness and decadence to the whole affair.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Some garments have high shine; others are more subtle in their decadence.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of decadence
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