atrocity
uh-TROS-i-tee/əˈtɹɒsɪti/
Pluralatrocities
- 1A very cruel and terrible act, such as hurting or killing innocent people.
The soldiers committed a terrible atrocity against the people of the village.
News of the atrocity made people all over the world angry.
Similaroutrage, abomination, barbarity, crime, horror
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- 2The state of being very cruel and evil.
The atrocity of the crime shocked the whole country.
Everyone could see the atrocity of the way the prisoners were treated.
Similarbrutality, heinousness, atrociousness
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- 3Something that people think is very ugly or unpleasant to look at.
That orange sofa is an atrocity, so please move it to the garage.
She said my old sneakers were an atrocity and bought me a new pair.
Similarabomination
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Origin
It comes from Latin atrox, meaning "terrible" or "cruel," which came through Middle French.