恐(おそ)ろしさ

おそろしさ
noun
fearfulness; terror; dreadfulness
emotion
1. fearfulness; terror; dreadfulness; how frightening (something) is
The quality or degree of being frightening. Formed by attaching the noun-forming suffix さ to the i-adjective 恐(おそ)ろしい (frightening, terrible).
戦争(せんそう)の恐(おそ)ろしさを知(し)る。
Learn the dreadfulness of war.
無知(むち)の恐(おそ)ろしさに気付(きづ)いた。
I realized how frightening ignorance is.
自然災害(しぜんさいがい)の恐(おそ)ろしさを改(あらた)めて感(かん)じた。
I felt anew the terror of natural disasters.

Noun form of 恐(おそ)ろしい (frightening). The suffix さ converts an adjective into a noun denoting the quality or degree.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 恐怖(きょうふ): fear, dread — the emotion itself, as felt by a person
  • 怖(こわ)さ: scariness — more colloquial; everyday register
  • 恐(おそ)ろしさ: dreadfulness — the quality of being terrible, often spoken of objectively

Related Words

Compare: 恐怖(きょうふ) (fear, dread)
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