atrocity
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8.1
- noun
- /əˈtrɑsɪti/
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atrocidad
- Survivors of the conflict shared their stories of the atrocities they witnessed in their hometown.
- commit atrocities
- mass atrocities
- genocide and atrocities
Yeah, yeah, He covered all kinds of atrocities in Africa.
- Yeah, yeah, He covered all kinds of atrocities in Africa.
- But some may help prevent future atrocities and suffering at a global scale.
- It's all too tempting to try to sweep under the rug the atrocities of autocratic allies.
- And they went in there and committed heinous atrocities.
- And unfortunately, the worst thing, the worst atrocities happen when the people are the most desperate.
- That's because the Afd has at times downplayed Hitler's atrocities.
- And the reaction to this atrocity in in Israel is the fruition of that prediction.
- And it's like, when are we going to love our kids enough to to spare them from these awful, awful atrocities that go back and forth?
- Like, the most evil of atrocity is what makes you laugh.
Examples
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Without a doubt, it is in my nature to ponder the atrocities man has carried out on this earth.
Fiction book (2002) -
But some may help prevent future atrocities and suffering at a global scale.
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"So how could you bring that atrocity into my home?"
Fiction book (2002) -
And when I came to, the atrocity had occurred.
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And this was the worst atrocity in the history of like Norway.
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And when the city fell, the atrocities began.
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We are at a juncture right now in which you have a historic atrocity being committed.
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We must keep working to bring this war to an end and we must ensure that those responsible for committing atrocities are held accountable.
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As we know, civil wars are the most tragic of all wars, in which many atrocities are committed.
Academic text (1993) -
The documentary highlighted several horrifying atrocities that occurred during the war.
Synonyms
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5.6
Very cruel and violent actions that hurt people
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3.5
A shocking action that makes people very angry
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8.2
A mass killing of people, often during war or attacks
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7.4
Extreme cruelty or violence that hurts people
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8.0
A very cruel act that hurts or kills many people
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6.6
Very cruel actions that show no care for other people
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8.4
Very cruel and violent behavior that hurts people
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4.2
Very serious physical harm that is bloody and shocking
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8.1
The very violent killing of many people
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8.3
An act that causes someone great pain and suffering on purpose
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9.5
The quality of being very evil and cruel that shocks people
A very cruel action that shows no human feeling
A violent event where many people are killed and people feel deep sorrow
Antonyms
How Cruel
Surface Forms
Morphology
atrocity = atrocious (semi-transparent) = atroc + ity
The connection to the adjective 'atrocious' is clear, but the noun denotes a specific cruel act rather than a simple abstract quality, so the relation is not fully regular.
Etymology
Atrocity comes from the Latin word atrox, which meant 'cruel' or 'fierce', and you can remember it by the similar English word atrocious. So an atrocity is a shockingly cruel or violent act.