egregiousness

/ɪˈɡɹidʒəsnəs/ noun

The quality of being egregious.

Word Origin From Latin egregius 'outstanding, excellent', literally 'out of the flock' (ex- 'out' + grex 'flock'). Originally, egregious meant 'remarkably good' — standing out from the herd in a positive way. The negative sense ('remarkably bad') developed ironically by the 16th century. Egregiousness is the state of being shockingly bad. The greg- root gives us gregarious, congregate, segregate, and aggregate.

noun The quality of being egregious. countable

The egregiousness of the accounting fraud shocked the entire financial industry.

(名词) 恶劣程度;严重程度

这起会计欺诈的恶劣程度震惊了整个金融行业。

(sustantivo) escandalosidad; atrocidad; gravedad [La cualidad de ser atroz, escandaloso o notorio.]

Lo escandaloso del fraude contable conmocionó a toda la industria financiera.

(nom) le caractère flagrant; le caractère choquant; le caractère scandaleux [Caractère de ce qui est flagrant, choquant ou remarquable par son énormité.]

L'egregiousness de la fraude comptable a choqué toute l'industrie financière.

(Substantiv) Ungeheuerlichkeit; Abscheulichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, in besonders auffälliger oder empörender Weise negativ hervorzustechen.]

Die **Egregiousness** des Bilanzbetrugs schockierte die gesamte Finanzbranche.

(名詞) 極めて悪質で、目に余るほど目立つような性質。

会計不正のひどさは金融業界全体を震撼させた。

(substantivo) escandalosidade; flagrância; gravidade [A qualidade de ser egregious (notável por algo negativo).]

A enormidade da fraude contábil chocou toda a indústria financeira.

Word parts: e + greg + ious + ness

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