atrocity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.

/əˈtɹɒsɪti/ /əˈtɹɑsɪti/ ə-trŏs'ĭ-tē en-us-atrocity.ogg

atrocity atrocities

From Middle French atrocité, from Latin atrōcitās, from atrōx (“terrible, cruel”) + -tās, from āter (“matte black”).

atrocity depravity infamy iniquity outrage turpitude wickedness wrong atrociousness brutality heinousness enormity abomination

atrocious crime against humanity war crime

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