atrocious
/ə'trouʃəs/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely wicked, cruel, or brutal: Describes acts, behaviors, or people that are shockingly evil, violent, or inhumane.
- Exceptionally bad, unpleasant, or of very low quality: Describes things, conditions, or performances that are remarkably poor, offensive, or displeasing.
Examples of Usage
- Describing cruelty or wickedness:
- The dictator was responsible for atrocious acts against his own people.
- Murder is an atrocious crime.
- Describing poor quality or unpleasantness:
- We had to cancel the picnic due to the atrocious weather.
- The food at that restaurant was atrocious; I couldn't eat it.
Advanced Usage
- "atrociously" (adverb): In an atrocious manner.
- The prisoners were treated atrociously.
- The room was atrociously decorated.
- "atrociousness" (noun): The quality of being atrocious.
- The atrociousness of the war crimes shocked the world.
Variants and Related Words
- Atrocity (noun): An extremely wicked or cruel act, often involving violence.
- The tribunal investigated the atrocities committed during the conflict.
Synonyms
- Describing cruelty: Heinous, monstrous, barbaric, grievous, horrifying.
- Describing poor quality: Abominable, dreadful, awful, terrible, appalling.
Related Phrases
- Commit an atrocity: To perform an extremely cruel or violent act.
- The invading army was accused of committing atrocities.
- Atrocious conditions: Exceptionally bad or unbearable circumstances.
- The refugees were living in atrocious conditions.
Adjective
- 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
- 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
- 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