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Meaning of atrocious in English
Pronunciation
/əˈtroʊʃəs/
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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.
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.
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