as in dreadfulness
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
imagine the horridness of not being able to escape from the path of lava spewing from a volcano
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Noun
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Coogler transforms the faux-Faustian blues legend into an allegory of historical horror.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025 -
Free League Publishing put out an official Alien Role Playing Game in December of 2019 as part of a fresh batch of space horror games.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But slightly lesser known is that film’s sort-of sequel, The Look of Silence, which tells the stories of victims of such atrocities.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Too often, shooters use unsecured weapons to commit these atrocities.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Horridness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horridness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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