atrocity

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

atrocité

atrocidad

Grausamkeit

atrocità

gruweldaad

verschrikking

gruwel

atrocidade

Gräuel

atrocitat

Verabscheuenswertes

horreur

cruauté

abomiamentum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈtɹɒsɪti/

Etymology

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