atrocity (Meaning)
atrocity (n)
the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
an act of atrocious cruelty
atrocity (n.)
Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.
An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.
Synonyms & Antonyms of atrocity
Synonyms:
- detestableness
- iniquitousness
- loathsomeness
- reprehensibleness
- execrableness
- depravedness
- despicableness
- ghoulishness
- foulness
- eeriness
- depravity
- diabolicalness
- immorality
- accursedness
- hatefulness
- invidiousness
- scariness
- torment
- ghostliness
- deplorableness
- cursedness
- creepiness
- iniquity
- ungodliness
- fearsomeness
- hellishness
- evilness
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
atrocity Sentence Examples
- The concentration camps witnessed unspeakable atrocities that horrified the world.
- The massacre of civilians was an unfathomable atrocity that scarred the nation's history.
- The war was marked by countless atrocities, leaving behind a legacy of suffering and trauma.
- The perpetrators of these atrocities must be held accountable for their heinous crimes.
- The memory of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust serves as a haunting reminder of humanity's capacity for evil.
- The government's suppression of dissent was an atrocity that violated fundamental human rights.
- The use of chemical weapons in the conflict constituted an appalling atrocity with devastating consequences.
- The perpetrators of this atrocious act showed no remorse for the lives they took.
- The international community condemned the atrocity in the strongest possible terms.
- The atrocities committed in the conflict will forever remain etched in the collective memory of the nation.
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The concentration camps witnessed unspeakable atrocities that horrified the world.
The massacre of civilians was an unfathomable atrocity that scarred the nation's history.
The war was marked by countless atrocities, leaving behind a legacy of suffering and trauma.
The perpetrators of these atrocities must be held accountable for their heinous crimes.
