Enormity
(noun)
- The quality of being grotesquely evil or wrong.
- The quality of being enormous; vastness.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from latin enormitas, from enormis "huge, monstrous", from e- (variant of ex-) "out" + norma "rule, pattern".
Examples:
- The enormity of the tragedy stunned everyone.
- The enormity of the task ahead is daunting.
- The enormity of the damage caused by the hurricane was devastating.
- The enormity of his wealth was staggering.
- The enormity of the situation was overwhelming.