as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the evilness of the crimes was considered by the judge in sentencing
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atrocity
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Throughout, the novel chips away at its foundational questions: Does there exist a punishment equal to the atrocity of killing one’s child?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025 -
The story of the atrocity is still being unearthed 140 years later.—
Stephen Miller,
Bluesky Social,
5 June 2025
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“Evilness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evilness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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