atrocious

a·tro·cious

 (ə-trō′shəs)

adj.

1. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous: an atrocious crime.

2. Exceptionally bad; abominable: atrocious decor; atrocious behavior.

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[From Latin atrōx, atrōc-, frightful, cruel; see āter- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·tro′cious·ly adv.

a·tro′cious·ness n.

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atrocious

(əˈtrəʊʃəs)

adj

1. extremely cruel or wicked; ruthless: atrocious deeds.

2. horrifying or shocking: an atrocious road accident.

3. informal very bad; detestable: atrocious writing.

[C17: from Latin ātrōx dreadful, from āter black]

aˈtrociously adv

aˈtrociousness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

a•tro•cious

(əˈtroʊ ʃəs)

adj.

1. extremely wicked or brutal: an atrocious crime.

2. shockingly bad: atrocious manners.

[1660–70; < Latin atrōx, s. atrōci- frightful, fierce]

a•tro′cious•ly, adv.

a•tro′cious•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	atrocious - shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" flagitious, monstrous, grievous evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
	2.	atrocious - exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable, abominable, painful bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
	3.	atrocious - provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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atrocious

adjective

1. (Informal) shocking, terrible, appalling, horrible, horrifying, grievous, execrable, detestable The food here is atrocious.
shocking fine, admirable, tasteful

2. cruel, savage, brutal, vicious, ruthless, infamous, monstrous, wicked, barbaric, inhuman, diabolical, heinous, flagrant, infernal, fiendish, villainous, nefarious, godawful (slang), hellacious (U.S. slang) The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious.
cruel good, kind, gentle, generous, honourable, humane, civilized, merciful

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atrocious

adjective

1. Disgracefully and grossly offensive:

heinous, monstrous, outrageous, scandalous, shocking.

Archaic: enormous.

2. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:

disgusting, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, vile.

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Translations

فَظيع، سَيّء جِداًوَحْشي، أثيم، مُرَوِّع

atroç

brutálnístrašnýsurovýúděsný

frygteliggrusomrædselsfuld

furchtbargrauenhaftscheußlich

βάρβαρος

atroz

hirveäjulma

atroceaffreuxabominabledétestableféroce

grimmilegur, hryllilegurskelfilegur, hörmulegur

atroceatrocit...efferatoferoce

kraupusžiaurenybėžiaurumasžiaurusžiaurus nusikaltimas

drausmīgsnežēlīgsšausmīgszvērīgs

afgrijselijkafschuwelijkmonsterlijkverschrikkelijkvreselijk

fælgrusomredselsfull

atroce

зверский

acımasızberbatçok kötüzalim

恶劣的残暴的遭透的

atrocious

[əˈtrəʊʃəs] ADJ

1. (= shocking) [crime, treatment] → atroz

2. (= very bad) [film, food, spelling] → pésimo, espantoso; [weather] → espantoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

atrocious

[əˈtrəʊʃəs] adj (= very bad) [food, weather, accent, conditions, crimes] → atroce, exécrable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

atrocious

adj, atrociously

adv → grauenhaft

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

atrocious

[əˈtrəʊʃəs] adj → atroce, pessimo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

atrocious

(əˈtrəuʃəs) adjective

1. very bad. Your handwriting is atrocious. afgryslik فَظيع، سَيّء جِداً зверски horrível úděsný, strašný furchtbar rædselsfuld; frygtelig αισχρός, κάκιστος atroz, pésimo jõle بسیار بد kamala affreuxנורא अति-दुष्ट grozan szörnyű buruk sekali skelfilegur, hörmulegur orribile ひどい 흉악한 siaubingas drausmīgs; šausmīgs teruk afschuwelijk grusom, fælokropny ډیر بد ruim oribil отвратительный strašný grozen užasan gräslig, förfärlig แย่มาก çok kötü, berbat 極糟的 жахливий برا ، خبیث tồi tệ 恶劣的，遭透的

2. extremely cruel. an atrocious crime. gruwelik وَحْشي، أثيم، مُرَوِّع брутален atroz surový, brutální scheußlich grusom; rædselsfuld βάρβαρος, απάνθρωπος, ωμόςatroz metsik زننده؛ بی رحمانه julma atroce זְווָעַתִי, אַכזָרִי नृशंस zvjerski kegyetlen sangat kejam grimmilegur, hryllilegur atroce 残虐な 잔학한 žiaurus, kraupus nežēlīgs; zvērīgs kejam afgrijselijkgrusom, redselsfullohydny بی رحمانه، وهونکی atroz atroce жестокий brutálny ostuden svirep ohygglig เหี้ยมโหด acımasız, zalim 殘暴的 звірячий انتہائی ظالم tàn bạo 残暴的

aˈtrociousness noun

gruwelikheid وَحْشِيَّه، فَظاعَه жестокост atrocidade ohavnost, úděsnost die Scheußlichkeit grusomhed βαρβαρότητα, ωμότηταatrocidad metsikus زنندگی؛ ظالم julmuus atrocitéאכזריות नृशंसता gnjusoba kegyetlenség kekejaman hryllingur atrocità 残虐さ 잔인함 žiaurumas nežēlīgums; zvērīgums kekejaman afschuwelijkheid grusomhetokropność, ohyda ظالم atrocidade atrocitate жестокость ohavnosť okrutnost okrutnost ohygglighet, gräslighet ความเหี้ยมโหด zalimlik 兇惡 жорстокість ظلم ، سفاکی tính hung bạo 凶恶

atrocity (əˈtrosəti) noun

an extremely cruel and wicked act. The invading army committed many atrocities. wandaad, gruweldaad عَمَل وَحْشي، جَريمَه فَظيعَه зверство atrocidade krutost, zvěrstvo Grausamkeit grusomhed βαρβαρότητα, κτηνωδίαatrocidad metsikus ستم؛ عمل شنیع julma teko atrocité מַעֲשֶׂה זווָעָה अत्याचार zvjerstvo szörnyűség kekejaman grimmdarverk, ódæði atrocità 残虐行為 흉악 žiaurus nusikaltimas, žiaurenybė nežēlība; zvērība perbuatan sangat kejam wreedheidgrusomhetokrucieństwo ظلم اوستم atrocidade atrocitate зверство ukrutnosť, zverstvo grozota zverstvo grymhet, skändlighet การกระทำที่เหี้ยมโหด canavarlık, vahşet 暴行 звірство ظلم ، بد ذاتی sự tàn bạo 暴行

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