Atrocity
[ə'trɒsɪtɪ] or [ə'trɑsəti]
Definition
(noun.) an act of atrocious cruelty.
(noun.) the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
Typist: Ruth--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.
(n.) An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.
Typist: Naomi
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Heinousness, atrociousness, enormity, flagrancy, villany, flagitiousness, depravity, wickedness.[2]. Atrocious crime, flagitious villany.
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Examples
- As the atrocity presented itself to Mr. Bumble's mind in full force, he struck the counter sharply with his cane, and became flushed with indignation. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The atrocity in its full extent no longer exists, but there is enough of it left to give rise to occurrences that make the heart bleed. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Some of the European troops committed grave atrocities upon the Chinese civil population. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Arbois was entered by the enemy in January with the usual atrocities of war. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Mr. Pickwick proceeded to pour into the horror-stricken ear of Mr. Nupkins, an abridged account of all Mr. Jingle's atrocities. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The irruption of the Ephthalites is memorable not so much because of its permanent effects as because of the atrocities perpetrated by the invaders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The German common people were bundled from an orderly obedience into this war in such a manner that atrocities were bound to ensue. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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