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atroc·i·ty
\ə.ˈträsəd.ē, -ətē, -i, rap. also -stē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle French atrocité, from Latin atrocitat-, atrocitas, from atroc-, atrox + -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. : the quality or state of being atrocious
< the tyrant's atrocity in dealing with the prisoners >
b. : something that is atrocious: as
(1) : an execrable situation or circumstance
< having to put up with the atrocities of living in a narrow-minded society >
(2) : a gross departure from social correctness or good taste
< drunken guests committing one atrocity after another >
< a hat that was an utter atrocity >
2. : a savagely brutal or cruel deed; especially : an act violating the code of humane restrictions morally imposed on belligerents
< accused of war atrocities > |