offensiveness

noun

Definition of offensivenessnext
as in repulsiveness

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  1. repugnance
  2. infamy
  3. unpleasantness
  4. atrocity
  5. repellency
Noun
  • In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.
    Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2024
  • The series gets darker and more grotesque as the season progresses, and our uncomfortable laughter eventually fades into a grimace of repugnance.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 July 2023
Definition of repugnance
Noun
  • While this piece of history was on auction at Bonham’s from 19 November until 6 December, and sold for €93,000, the vessel and the liquid inside will live in infamy for many years to come.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The day itself may live in infamy, but Baltimore’s response to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, is etched in history as well.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of infamy
Noun
  • And that’s just the unpleasantness of chewing on leathery supermarket steaks, because accidentally tucking into raw chicken is more serious.
    Sal Vaglica, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Retrograde Mercury picks a fight with Uranus, ruler of weirdness, provoking an eruption of unexpected unpleasantness in your life, and then the Sun partners up with Mercury in a temporary flare of stubborn self-delusion.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of unpleasantness
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  • Anyone capable of the atrocities that Vick was responsible for is beyond redemption.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • For years, as reports of atrocities filtered out, Bashar al-Assad remained in power, propped up by Russian and Iranian allies.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of atrocity
Noun
  • Prana's Halle Straight Pants II have a flattering silhouette that resembles the fit of your favorite jeans — only with UPF 50+ for sun protection, water repellency, and abrasion resistance.
    Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Chemicals are added to create different characteristics, such as flexibility or water repellency.
    By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
Definition of repellency
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