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The definition of an atrocity is something that is very cruel or brutal.

(noun)

The Holocaust is an example of an atrocity.

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noun pl. atrocities

  1. atrocious behavior or condition; brutality, cruelty, etc.
  2. an atrocious act
  3. Informal a very displeasing or tasteless thing

Origin: L atrocitas < atrox: see atrocious

See atrocity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. a·troc·i·ties
  1. Appalling or atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness.
  2. An appalling or atrocious act, situation, or object, especially an act of unusual or illegal cruelty inflicted by an armed force on civilians or prisoners.

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