atrocity

1 the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn: atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness]

2 an act of atrocious cruelty [syn: inhumanity]

English

Etymology

• From atrox, from ater

Pronunciation

• AHD: ə-trŏs'ĭ-tē

Noun

1. an act of brutality; a horrid act of injustice

Related terms

• atrocious

Translations

Atrocity can refer to:

• dictionary definition
• Atrocities (album) the fourth album by Christian Death
• Atrocity (band), a German metal band

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