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atrocious
a·tro·cious A0506600 (ə-trō′shəs)adj.1. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous: an atrocious crime.2. Exceptionally bad; abominable: atrocious decor; atrocious behavior. [From Latin atrōx, atrōc-, frightful, cruel; see āter- in Indo-European roots.] a·tro′cious·ly adv.a·tro′cious·ness n.atrocious (əˈtrəʊʃəs) adj1. extremely cruel or wicked; ruthless: atrocious deeds. 2. horrifying or shocking: an atrocious road accident. 3. informal very bad; detestable: atrocious writing. [C17: from Latin ātrōx dreadful, from āter black] aˈtrociously adv aˈtrociousness na•tro•cious (əˈtroʊ ʃəs) adj. 1. extremely wicked or brutal: an atrocious crime. 2. shockingly bad: atrocious manners. [1660–70; < Latin atrōx, s. atrōci- frightful, fierce] a•tro′cious•ly, adv. a•tro′cious•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | atrocious - 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"flagitious, monstrous, grievousevil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" | | 2. | atrocious - 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"awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable, abominable, painfulbad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" | | 3. | atrocious - 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"frightful, horrible, horrifying, uglyalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
atrociousadjective1. (Informal) shocking, terrible, appalling, horrible, horrifying, grievous, execrable, detestable The food here is atrocious. shocking fine, admirable, tasteful2. cruel, savage, brutal, vicious, ruthless, infamous, monstrous, wicked, barbaric, inhuman, diabolical, heinous, flagrant, infernal, fiendish, villainous, nefarious, godawful (slang), hellacious (U.S. slang) The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious. cruel good, kind, gentle, generous, honourable, humane, civilized, mercifulatrociousadjective1. Disgracefully and grossly offensive:heinous, monstrous, outrageous, scandalous, shocking.Archaic: enormous.2. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:disgusting, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, vile.Translationsatrocious (əˈtrəuʃəs) adjective1. very bad. Your handwriting is atrocious. 極糟的 恶劣的,遭透的 2. extremely cruel. an atrocious crime. 殘暴的 残暴的aˈtrociousness noun 兇惡 凶恶atrocity (əˈtrosəti) noun an extremely cruel and wicked act. The invading army committed many atrocities. 暴行 暴行MedicalSeeAtrocityatrocious
Synonyms for atrociousadj shockingSynonyms- shocking
- terrible
- appalling
- horrible
- horrifying
- grievous
- execrable
- detestable
Antonymsadj cruelSynonyms- cruel
- savage
- brutal
- vicious
- ruthless
- infamous
- monstrous
- wicked
- barbaric
- inhuman
- diabolical
- heinous
- flagrant
- infernal
- fiendish
- villainous
- nefarious
- godawful
- hellacious
Antonyms- good
- kind
- gentle
- generous
- honourable
- humane
- civilized
- merciful
Synonyms for atrociousadj disgracefully and grossly offensiveSynonyms- heinous
- monstrous
- outrageous
- scandalous
- shocking
- enormous
adj extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelingsSynonyms- disgusting
- foul
- horrid
- nasty
- nauseating
- offensive
- repellent
- repulsive
- revolting
- sickening
- ugly
- unwholesome
- vile
Synonyms for atrociousadj shockingly brutal or cruelSynonyms- flagitious
- monstrous
- grievous
Related Wordsadj exceptionally bad or displeasingSynonyms- awful
- dreadful
- terrible
- unspeakable
- abominable
- painful
Related Wordsadj provoking horrorSynonyms- frightful
- horrible
- horrifying
- ugly
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