enormity vs atrocity
atrocity vs enormityenormity and atrocity both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| enormity | Yes | No | No | No |
| atrocity | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
atrocity is a hypernym of
enormity; that is, atrocity is a
word with a broader meaning than enormity:
- enormity: an act of extreme wickedness
- atrocity: an act of atrocious cruelty
Other hypernyms of enormity include
inhumanity.
| enormity (noun) | atrocity (noun) |
|---|---|
| an act of extreme wickedness | an act of atrocious cruelty |
| the quality of extreme wickedness | the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane |
| the quality of being outrageous | |
| vastness of size or extent |
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