as in horror
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
the ghastliness of the Holocaust can scarcely be described
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Noun
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Stephen Graham Jones’ historical horror sets us in 1912, on the Blackfeet nation.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025 -
But there’s still something delectable about Guillermo del Toro, a director who is both a visionary and a genre classicist, returning to the original horror novel, the tale of monsters and madmen that gave birth to all subsequent tales of monsters and madmen.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Recently it was renamed the Battle of Fort Dearborn, acknowledging that both sides committed atrocities in the centuries-long struggle between Native Americans and European colonizers for control of what became the United States.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Prevention of these atrocities is a faraway goal with little to no preparatory work being undertaken by States.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Ghastliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghastliness. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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