awfulness
/ˈɔːfəlnəs
/noun [mass noun]
1The state of being very bad or unpleasant: the chilli and pineapple relish did manage to mask the awfulness of the deep-fried brie...
- Maybe their titles were inspired by the mind-blowing awfulness of some people's cooking.
- A sequel's awfulness is proportional to the amount by which the budget of the second exceeds that of the first.
- All of this awfulness is laid directly on the dingy doorstep of the writer/director.
1.1The shocking or horrific nature of something: the awfulness of his crime...
- The awfulness of it is it's not like any other disease.
- The unspeakable awfulness of September 11 affected stock markets across the world and gutted the international aviation industry.
- He was afraid of being caught before he could accomplish his purpose, but behind this was a vaguer but larger fear of the awfulness of his crime.