awfulness

/ˈɔːfəlnəs/
noun
  1. The quality of being extremely bad, unpleasant, or shocking.
    • She couldn't describe the awfulness of the smell coming from the dumpster.
    • The awfulness of the storm left the town in ruins.
    • The movie was so bad that its awfulness became a joke among critics.
  2. A feeling of great fear or dread.
    • There was an awfulness in the silence that made everyone uneasy.
    • He felt a deep awfulness as he entered the dark, abandoned house.
    • The awfulness of the situation made her hands tremble.
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