Meaning of atrocious in English

1. Pronunciation

   /əˈtroʊʃəs/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   atrocious

   Definitions

   1. shockingly brutal or cruel

   Examples

   • « murder is an atrocious crime »
   • « a grievous offense against morality »
   • « a grievous crime »
   • « no excess was too monstrous for them to commit »

   Synonyms

   • evil
   • wicked
2. 2. exceptionally bad or displeasing

   Examples

   • « atrocious taste »
   • « abominable workmanship »
   • « an awful voice »
   • « dreadful manners »
   • « a painful performance »
   • « terrible handwriting »
   • « an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room »

   Synonyms

   • bad
3. 3. provoking horror

   Examples

   • « 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 »

   Synonyms

   • alarming