Depravity and Horror

Depravity

Depravity noun - A sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior.

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Horror and depravity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horror" instead a noun "Depravity".

Nearby Words: depraved, deprave, depravation

Horror noun - The quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay.

Usage example: it's difficult to even begin to comprehend the horror of the Holocaust

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Depravity and horror are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depravity" instead a noun "Horror".

Nearby Words: horrible, horrid, horrify

human	human depravity	human horror
particular	particular depravity	particular horror
complete	complete depravity	complete horror
utter	utter depravity	utter horror
Other adjectives: sheer, extreme, evil, absolute, dark, mock, general, extra, greater, unspeakable, horrific.

Fetus Terrible: The artist was conceived during World War II, and somehow the radiations from the atomic bombs let him gain sentience while still in the womb, so he absorbed all the depravity and horror of war.

Source: Manga / Panorama Of Hell
Conditioned to Accept Horror: What happens to poor Francesca in the end, as she grows less disturbed by the depravity of Prospero's party and watches a man burn alive blankly.

Source: Film / The Masque of the Red Death
The Gothic Horror setting of Ravenloft for Dungeons & Dragons has an official term for one of these: an "Act of Ultimate Darkness," which is a requirement for becoming one of the setting's dreaded Darklords — a near-perfect blend of hypocrisy, depravity, cruelty, and selfishness.

Source: Moral Event Horizon / Tabletop Games

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