Atrocity

noun

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounAn extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

"The regime is guilty of mass atrocities including forced displacement and the use of chemical weapons."

2.nounThe quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.

3.nounAn object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.

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