atrocity

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Noun

atrocity

1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
2. (countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

Related terms

• atrocious

Translations

• French: atrocité
• German: Grausamkeit, Gräueltat
• Italian: atrocità
• Portuguese: atrocidade
• Russian: злодея́ние
• Spanish: atrocidad

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