Hideousness and Vileness

Hideousness

Hideousness noun - The quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay.
Usage example: the indescribable hideousness of the squalor in which the villagers are forced to live

Vileness and hideousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vileness" instead a noun "Hideousness".

Vileness

Vileness noun - The state or quality of being utterly evil.
Usage example: no one can question the sheer vileness of this act of terrorism

Hideousness and vileness are semantically related. You can use "Hideousness" instead a noun "Vileness".
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