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atrocity

[ uh-tros-i-tee ]

noun

plural atrocities.
  1. the quality or state of being atrocious.
  2. an atrocious act, thing, or circumstance.


atrocity

/ əˈ³Ù°ùÉ’²õɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. behaviour or an action that is wicked or ruthless
  2. the fact or quality of being atrocious
  3. usually plural acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of atrocity1

1525–35; < Latin ²¹³Ù°ùų¦¾±³ÙÄå²õ, equivalent to ²¹³Ù°ùų¦¾±- (stem of ²¹³Ù°ùųæ ) fierce + -³ÙÄå²õ -ty 2
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The army has been accused of atrocities, and reports say tens of thousands fled the fighting in recent days.

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But I don't think any of us could have predicted the exact confluence of atrocities being committed at warp speed from every direction.

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Mnangagwa - who has congratulated Coventry, external - is associated with some of the worst atrocities committed under the ruling party since independence in 1980.

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What drove his obsession with mass killings and how was he stopped from committing further atrocities?

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It is important not to forget the "atrocities the British Empire was involved in," a playwright has said as her debut hit play heads to London.

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