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atrocious

(ətroʊʃəs)
1. adjective
If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
[emphasis]
I remain to this day fluent in Hebrew, while my Arabic is atrocious.
The food here is atrocious.
Synonyms: shocking, terrible [informal], appalling, horrible More Synonyms of atrocious
atrociously adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed, ADVERB after verb]
He had written the note from memory, word perfect, and spelled atrociously.
2. adjective
If you describe someone's behaviour or their actions as atrocious, you mean that it is unacceptable because it is extremely violent or cruel.
The judge said he had committed atrocious crimes against women.
The treatment of the prisoners by their captors is atrocious and breaks all internationallaws.
Synonyms: cruel, savage, brutal, vicious More Synonyms of atrocious
3. adjective
If you say that weather conditions are atrocious, you mean they are very bad, for example that it is extremely cold, wet, or windy.
...closed roads and atrocious weather: snow in the mountains, torrential rain elsewhere.

atrocious in British English

(əˈtrəʊʃəs)
adjective
1. 
extremely cruel or wicked; ruthless
atrocious deeds
2. 
horrifying or shocking
an atrocious road accident
3.  informal
very bad; detestable
atrocious writing
Derived forms
atrociously (aˈtrociously)
adverb
atrociousness (aˈtrociousness)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin ātrōx dreadful, from āter black

atrocious in American English

(əˈtroʊʃəs)
adjective
1. 
very cruel, evil, brutal, etc.
2. 
appalling or dismaying
3. 
very bad, unpleasant, offensive, inferior, etc.
an atrocious joke
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˌoutˈrageous
Derived forms
atrociously (aˈtrociously)
adverb
atrociousness (aˈtrociousness)
noun
Word origin
< L atrox, (gen. atrocis), fierce, cruel < ater, black + -ox < ? base of oculus, eye

Examples of 'atrocious' in a sentence
atrocious

The troops suffered atrocious conditions in bitterly cold winters, with temperatures down to minus 30C.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We did the maximum we could in these atrocious conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Its unsparing account of an atrocious crime is offset by admirable dramatic restraint.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
What unbelievably atrocious behaviour that woman displayed!
Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995)
They know how to move to the right part of a mountain in atrocious weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The sound of that is something quite atrocious.
The Sun (2012)
Two other groups of youngsters were airlifted off the moor in atrocious conditions.
The Sun (2007)
The atrocious weather made the route treacherous in places.
The Sun (2008)
This seemed harsh bearing in mind the atrocious conditions that led to uncertain footing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The atrocious weather has just given them another reason to delay their festive shopping.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They lived in atrocious conditions and were rigidly controlled by their elders.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
And the weather was too atrocious to bear.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
These atrocious conditions could have been avoided.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They are forced to open in the winter when the weather is atrocious and the roads are dangerous.
The Sun (2013)
Conditions were so atrocious in rains triggered by an approaching typhoon that no helicopter could fly him to hospital.
The Sun (2015)
Cheltenham is used to atrocious weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Beaches were deserted as atrocious rains, wind and some spectacular thunderstorms ruined summer holidays.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A comeback show with just two songs was something quite atrocious.
The Sun (2010)
She was given an indefinite sentence for her part in that atrocious crime, yet has been deemed fit for release.
The Sun (2013)
He said: 'There is no excuse for my atrocious behaviour.
The Sun (2009)
It is a contrast to four years ago, when nearly 2,500 competitors were rescued from flooded moorland after atrocious wet weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The US Midwest also suffered atrocious rains and flash floods.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Perhaps she will come good by the last episode but it will only be because the TV cameras hold up a mirror to her atrocious behaviour.
The Sun (2011)
I'm sure he didn't mean to say something atrocious.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Monday was an atrocious day of rain over much of Ireland and parts of the UK.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

In other languages
atrocious

British English: atrocious ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
The food here is really atrocious.
  • American English: atrocious
  • Brazilian Portuguese: atroz
  • Chinese: > 极差的质量
  • European Spanish: horrible
  • French: exécrable
  • German: grauenhaft
  • Italian: pessimo
  • Japanese: ひどく悪い
  • Korean: 형편없는
  • European Portuguese: atroz
  • Latin American Spanish: atroz

Chinese translation of 'atrocious'

atrocious

(əˈtrəuʃəs)

adj

  1. 糟透的 (zāotòu de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
horrifying or shocking
(informal) 
The food here is atrocious.
Synonyms
shocking
This was a shocking invasion of privacy.
terrible (informal)
I have the most terrible nightmares.
appalling
They have been living under the most appalling conditions.
horrible
Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.
godawful (slang)
hellacious (US, slang)
execrable
my neighbour's execrable taste in music
detestable
I find their poor work ethic detestable.
Opposites
fine
,
admirable
,
tasteful
2 (adjective) 
Definition
extremely cruel or wicked
The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious.
Synonyms
cruel
They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.
the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors
savage
This was a savage and needless attack.
brutal
He was the victim of a very brutal attack.
vicious
He suffered a vicious attack by a group of gang members.
ruthless
a ruthless totalitarian power
infamous
He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.
monstrous
A monstrous crime has been committed.
wicked
She flew at me, shouting how evil and wicked I was.
barbaric
a particularly barbaric act of violence
inhuman
The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
diabolical
sins committed in a spirit of diabolical enjoyment
heinous
They are capable of the most heinous acts.
flagrant
a flagrant violation of international law
infernal
fiendish
a fiendish act of wickedness
villainous
Richard III, one of Shakespeare's most villainous characters
nefarious
He was said to have committed other acts too nefarious to contemplate.
horrifying
grievous
Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries.
Opposites
good
,
kind
,
gentle
,
generous
,
honourable
,
humane
,
civilized
,
merciful

Additional synonyms

in the sense of appalling
Definition
causing dismay, horror, or revulsion
They have been living under the most appalling conditions.
Synonyms
horrifying,
shocking (informal),
terrible,
alarming,
frightening,
scaring,
awful,
terrifying,
horrible,
grim,
dreadful,
intimidating,
dismaying,
horrific,
fearful (informal),
daunting,
dire,
astounding,
ghastly,
hideous,
shameful,
harrowing,
vile,
unnerving,
petrifying,
horrid,
unspeakable,
frightful,
nightmarish,
abominable,
disheartening,
godawful (slang),
hellacious (US, slang),
from hell (informal)
in the sense of barbaric
Definition
primitive or brutal
a particularly barbaric act of violence
Synonyms
brutal,
fierce,
cruel,
savage,
crude,
vicious,
ruthless,
coarse,
vulgar,
heartless,
inhuman,
merciless,
bloodthirsty,
remorseless,
barbarous,
pitiless,
uncouth
in the sense of brutal
Definition
cruel
He was the victim of a very brutal attack.
Synonyms
cruel,
harsh,
savage,
grim,
vicious,
ruthless,
ferocious,
callous,
sadistic,
heartless,
atrocious,
inhuman,
merciless,
cold-blooded,
inhumane,
brutish,
bloodthirsty,
remorseless,
barbarous,
pitiless,
uncivilized,
hard-hearted

Synonyms of 'atrocious'

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