atrocity

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

gruweldaad

gruwel

verschrikking

wreedheid

afgrijzen

rottigheid

gruwelijkheid

afschuw

weerzin

afschrik

fi

Synoniemen

cruelty

brutality

outrage

inhumanity

abomination

ferocity

barbarity

savagery

abhorrence

horror

barbarousness

violence

atrociousness

heinousness

evil deed

cold-bloodedness

fragrance

fragrancy

phi

sleaze

tyranny

hideousness

horrible

horribleness

cruelness

cruel

loathing

misery

brutalisation

perpetration

abominable cruelty

ruthlessness

bloodiness

crime

thuggery

tragedy

barbarism

vileness

villainy

wickedness

bestiality

massive killing

terrible luck

harshness

heartlessness

ferociousness

Vertalingen

atrocité

atrocidad

Grausamkeit

atrocità

Gräuel

atrocidade

atrocitat

Verabscheuenswertes

abomiamentum

horror

cruauté

horreur

θηριωδία

Gräueltat

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈtɹɒsɪti/

Etymologie (Engels)

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