atrocity

/AH0 T R AA1 S AH0 T IY0/

noun

1
An 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
The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
syn:atrociousness brutality heinousness
3
An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.
syn:abomination

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