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enormity

/ɪˈnɔːmɪti

noun (plural enormities)

1 [mass noun] (the enormity of) The great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong: a thorough search disclosed the full enormity of the crime...

The full enormity of the tragedy has now emerged, and large sums of money have been pledged.
This because the horror, the scale, the quantitative enormity and ‘serial’ nature of the crimes had exceeded any individual legal responsibility.
Even as the full enormity of the attack continued to sink in, Nato and the UN Security Council were falling in behind the US line.

1.1(In neutral use) large size or scale: I began to get a sense of the enormity of the task...

The Government has not grasped the full enormity of what is happening to this industry.
With the multi-million euro shopping centre at its Shandon location now in full swing the enormity of its benefit to the overall economy of the town can hardly be overstated.
At this stage I have not had the opportunity to review the draft plan at the Council chambers so do not know the full enormity of the plan.

Synonyms

immensity, vastness, massiveness, hugeness;

size, extent, magnitude, expanse, greatness, largeness, bigness

rare enormousness

2A grave crime or sin: the enormities of war...

There is no doubt that the person to be tried committed criminal enormities.
Such bloodstained enormities pass unnoticed now in a media pummelled into numbness by a government at last bereft of any moral sense or shame.
Before the human and financial enormities of that conflict, leaders and citizens assumed that wars were what countries did.

Synonyms

wickedness, evilness, vileness, baseness, blackness, depravity;

outrageousness, monstrousness, hideousness, dreadfulness, heinousness, awfulness, nastiness, horror, atrocity;

villainy, cruelty, inhumanity, mercilessness, brutality, brutalism, bestiality, barbarism, barbarousness, savagery, viciousness

rare nefariousness

outrage, horror, evil, villainy, atrocity, barbarity, act of brutality, act of savagery, act of wickedness, act of cruelty, abomination, monstrosity, obscenity, iniquity;

violation, crime, transgression, wrong, wrongdoing, offence, injury, affront, disgrace, scandal, injustice, abuse;

Law malfeasance, tort

Usage

Enormity traditionally means ‘the extreme scale or seriousness of something bad or morally wrong’, as in residents of the town were struggling to deal with the enormity of the crime. Today, however, a more neutral sense as a synonym for hugeness or immensity, as in he soon discovered the enormity of the task, is common. Some people regard this use as wrong, arguing that enormity in its original sense meant ‘a crime’ and should therefore continue to be used only of contexts in which a negative moral judgement is implied. Nevertheless, the sense is now broadly accepted in standard English, although it generally relates to something difficult, such as a task, challenge, or achievement.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin enormitas, from enormis, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + norma 'pattern, standard'. The word originally meant 'deviation from legal or moral rectitude' and 'transgression'. Current senses have been influenced by enormous.

单词	enormity
释义	enormity /ɪˈnɔːmɪti / noun (plural enormities) 1 [mass noun] (the enormity of) The great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong: a thorough search disclosed the full enormity of the crime... The full enormity of the tragedy has now emerged, and large sums of money have been pledged. This because the horror, the scale, the quantitative enormity and ‘serial’ nature of the crimes had exceeded any individual legal responsibility. Even as the full enormity of the attack continued to sink in, Nato and the UN Security Council were falling in behind the US line. 1.1(In neutral use) large size or scale: I began to get a sense of the enormity of the task... The Government has not grasped the full enormity of what is happening to this industry. With the multi-million euro shopping centre at its Shandon location now in full swing the enormity of its benefit to the overall economy of the town can hardly be overstated. At this stage I have not had the opportunity to review the draft plan at the Council chambers so do not know the full enormity of the plan. Synonyms immensity, vastness, massiveness, hugeness; size, extent, magnitude, expanse, greatness, largeness, bigness rare enormousness 2A grave crime or sin: the enormities of war... There is no doubt that the person to be tried committed criminal enormities. Such bloodstained enormities pass unnoticed now in a media pummelled into numbness by a government at last bereft of any moral sense or shame. Before the human and financial enormities of that conflict, leaders and citizens assumed that wars were what countries did. Synonyms wickedness, evilness, vileness, baseness, blackness, depravity; outrageousness, monstrousness, hideousness, dreadfulness, heinousness, awfulness, nastiness, horror, atrocity; villainy, cruelty, inhumanity, mercilessness, brutality, brutalism, bestiality, barbarism, barbarousness, savagery, viciousness rare nefariousness outrage, horror, evil, villainy, atrocity, barbarity, act of brutality, act of savagery, act of wickedness, act of cruelty, abomination, monstrosity, obscenity, iniquity; violation, crime, transgression, wrong, wrongdoing, offence, injury, affront, disgrace, scandal, injustice, abuse; Law malfeasance, tort Usage Enormity traditionally means ‘the extreme scale or seriousness of something bad or morally wrong’, as in residents of the town were struggling to deal with the enormity of the crime. Today, however, a more neutral sense as a synonym for hugeness or immensity, as in he soon discovered the enormity of the task, is common. Some people regard this use as wrong, arguing that enormity in its original sense meant ‘a crime’ and should therefore continue to be used only of contexts in which a negative moral judgement is implied. Nevertheless, the sense is now broadly accepted in standard English, although it generally relates to something difficult, such as a task, challenge, or achievement. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin enormitas, from enormis, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + norma 'pattern, standard'. The word originally meant 'deviation from legal or moral rectitude' and 'transgression'. Current senses have been influenced by enormous. Rhymes conformity, deformity, multiformity, uniformity
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