ATROCITY

atrocity, inhumanity

(noun) an act of atrocious cruelty

atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness

(noun) the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

atrocity (countable and uncountable, plural atrocities)

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

(uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.

Synonyms: atrociousness, brutality, heinousness

(countable) An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.

Synonym: abomination

Anagrams

• citatory

Source: Wiktionary

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A*troc"i*ty, n.; pl. Atrocities. Etym: [F. atrocité, L. atrocitas, fr. atrox, atrocis, cruel.]

1. Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.

2. An atrocious or extremely cruel deed. The atrocities which attend a victory. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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