Atrocity Definition
ə-trŏsĭ-tē
atrocities
noun
atrocities
Appalling or atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness.
American Heritage
Atrocious behavior or condition; brutality, cruelty, etc.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
An atrocious act.
Webster's New World
A very displeasing or tasteless thing.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Atrocity
Noun
Singular:
atrocity
Plural:
atrocitiesOrigin of Atrocity
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From Latin atrox (“terrible, cruel”), from āter (“matte black”)
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