atrocitynoun
uk/əˈtrɒs.ə.ti/us/əˈtrɑː.sə.t̬i/[ C usually plural ] an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act:
They are on trial for committing atrocities against the civilian population.
[ U ] the fact of something being extremely cruel, violent, or shocking:
These people are guilty of acts of appalling atrocity (= cruelty).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Violent or aggressive
- aggressive
- aggro
- all hell breaks loose idiom
- atrocious
- bellicose
- confrontation
- desperate
- forced
- forcible
- frenzied
- gay-basher
- gory
- hostile
- sabre-rattling
- savage
- savagely
- savagery
- steep
- steeped in blood idiom
- strong-arm
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