a·troc·i·ty ( -tr s  -t )n. pl. a·troc·i·ties 1. Appalling or atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness. 2. An appalling or atrocious act, situation, or object, especially an act of unusual or illegal cruelty inflicted by an armed force on civilians or prisoners. |
atrocity
Noun
1. behaviour that is wicked or cruel
2. pl -ties an act of extreme cruelty
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  atrocity - the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumaneinhumaneness, inhumanity - the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others |
| 2. | atrocity - an act of atrocious cruelty cruelty, inhuman treatment - a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering outrage - a wantonly cruel act enormity - an act of extreme wickedness |
atrocity
noun 1. act of cruelty, wrong, crime, horror, offence, evil, outrage, outrage, cruelty, brutality, obscenity, wrongdoing, enormity, monstrosity, transgression, abomination, barbarity, villainy
noun 2. cruelty, wrong, horror, brutality, wrongdoing, enormity, savagery, ruthlessness, wickedness, inhumanity, infamy, transgression, barbarity, viciousness, villainy, baseness, monstrousness, heinousness, nefariousness, shockingness, atrociousness, fiendishness, barbarousness, grievousness, villainousness
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