enormity
noun
enor·mi·ty
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plural enormities
Definition of enormity
1
: an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
the enormities of state power— Susan Sontag other enormities too juvenile to mention— Richard Freedman
2
: the quality or state of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous
especially
: great wickedness
the enormity of the crimes committed during the Third Reich — G. A. Craig
3
: the quality or state of being huge : immensity
the inconceivable enormity of the universe
4
: a quality of momentous importance or impact
the enormity of the decision