单词 | atrocious |
释义 | atrocious (once / 1518 pages) adj Atrocious is a great word, but there's nothing good about its meaning or its synonyms: horrible, ugly, abominable, dreadful, unspeakable, and monstrous, to name just a few. The adjective atrocious is descended from the Latin atrox, which means "fierce" and "cruel." We hear this word all the time when something provokes horror (like a massive earthquake), when something is exceptionally bad or displeasing (like the worst movie we've ever seen, and the worse acting), or when we see something shockingly brutal or cruel (like an act of terrorism). WORD FAMILYatrocious: atrociously, atrociousness+/atrocity: atrocious, atrocities USAGE EXAMPLESAtrocious early after baseball returned to Washington in 2005, the Nationals now work with annual expectations of winning the division. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) Writing from prison in a message disseminated by the party on Monday, Demirtas personally condemned Saturday’s bombing, calling it an “atrocious massacre.” Time(Dec 12, 2016) The offense was atrocious against the Buccaneers, whose defense is far from elite. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj shockingly brutal or cruel murder is an atrocious crime Syn flagitious, grievous, monstrous evil morally bad or wrong 2adj provoking horror an atrocious automobile accident Syn frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger 3adj exceptionally bad or displeasing atrocious taste Syn abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable bad having undesirable or negative qualities |
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