Enormity1. (n.) Immensity, magnitude; atrociousness; as, the enormity of a disaster; the state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous.
2. (n.) That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity.
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