atrocity

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
  2. (uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
  3. (countable) An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.

Conceptes

ultratge

barbàrie

inhumanitat

barbaritat

salvatgeria

Freqüència

24k
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/əˈtɹɒsɪti/
Etimologia (Anglès)

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

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