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atrocity Definition


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atrocity
noun atrocities
    1. Wicked or cruel behaviour.
      Thesaurus: brutality, horror, evil, heinousness, viciousness, abomination, hideousness, inhumanity, barbarity, cruelty, savagery, monstrosity, villainy.
    2. An act of wickedness or cruelty.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin atrox cruel, from ater black.



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