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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
Etymology
Noun
atrocity (countable and uncountable, plural atrocities)
(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
(uncountable)Â 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
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• citatory
Source: Wiktionary
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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