• Dictionary
  • List of exercises
  • Exercises by level

Meaning of atrocious in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈtroʊʃəs/

    US accent Play buttonYour browser does not support the audio element.

    How to pronounce atrocious in American English, in context ▾
    Use the controls below Controls button to browse different examples of pronunciation.

    UK accent Play buttonYour browser does not support the audio element.

    How to pronounce atrocious in British English, in context ▾
    Use the controls below Controls button to browse different examples of pronunciation.
  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

Navigation

    Books Teacher Resources About Contact

Lessons

    Beginner Intermediate Advanced
© 2021, NAGEL PTY LTD 🇦🇺 • Terms • Privacy