Definition of "enormity" in Englisch

noun

1. (obsolete) Deviation from what is normal or standard; irregularity, abnormality.

2. (uncountable) Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty.

   • Not until the war ended and journalists were able to enter Cambodia did the world really become aware of the enormity of Pol Pot’s oppression.

3. (countable) A breach of law or morality; a transgression, an act of evil or wickedness.

4. (uncountable, sometimes proscribed) Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.