atrocity
21atrocity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1534 1. the quality or state of being atrocious 2. an atrocious act, object, or situation < the…sufferings and atrocities of trench warfare Aldous Huxley > …
22atrocity — /euh tros i tee/, n., pl. atrocities. 1. the quality or state of being atrocious. 2. an atrocious act, thing, or circumstance. [1525 35; < L atrocitas, equiv. to atroci (s. of atrox) fierce + tas TY2] * * * …
23atrocity — noun a) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty. b) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice. See Also: atrocious …
24atrocity — Synonyms and related words: abomination, abuse, acuteness, affront, animality, aspersion, atrociousness, awfulness, bad, bane, banefulness, barbarity, befoulment, blight, bloodlust, breach, brickbat, brutality, contempt, contumely, corruption,… …
25atrocity — a|troc|i|ty [əˈtrɔsıti US əˈtra: ] n plural atrocities [C usually plural, U] an extremely cruel and violent action, especially during a war …
26atrocity — a|troc|i|ty [ ə trasəti ] noun count or uncount a cruel and violent act, often in a war: The recent atrocities have been condemned by religious leaders all over the world …
27atrocity — a·troc·i·ty || É™ trÉ’sÉ™tɪ n. horribleness; wickedness, cruelty …
28atrocity — noun (plural atrocities) an extremely wicked or cruel act. Origin C16: from Fr. atrocité or L. atrocitas, from atrox, atroc cruel …
29atrocity — n. 1. Heinousness, atrociousness, horrible cruelty, enormity, flagrancy, villany, flagitiousness, depravity, wickedness, savagery, ferocity. 2. Atrocious crime, flagitious villany, horror, enormity, act of ferocity …
30atrocity — noun (countable usually plural, uncountable) an extremely cruel and violent action, especially during a war: one of the worst atrocities of the Vietnam War …
