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BNC: 11990 COCA: 8040

atrocity

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
atrocity ˈtrɑːsəti/ noun
plural atrocities
atrocity
ˈtrɑːsəti/
noun
plural atrocities
Learner's definition of ATROCITY
: a very cruel or terrible act or action凶恶;残暴;暴行
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BNC: 11990 COCA: 8040

atrocity

noun

atroc·​i·​ty ə-ˈträ-sə-tē How to pronounce atrocity (audio)
plural atrocities
1
: a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
the atrocities of war
2
: the quality or state of being atrocious
… the paralysing atrocity of the thought which occupied her. Joseph Conrad

Example Sentences

Atrocities were committed by forces on both sides of the conflict. Who could be capable of such atrocity?
Recent Examples on the Web Instead, they have been reduced to vulgar terrorism, bombing hospitals and residential buildings in an attempt to use atrocity as a substitute for victory. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Mar. 2022 Sites that memorialize tragedy and atrocity can be found all over the world, from Phnom Penh to Auschwitz to Rwanda, and these sites are visited by survivors, mourners, and tourists. Annalisa Bolin, Longreads, 28 July 2022 As flowers bloom amid the wreckage, the Kyiv suburb synonymous with atrocity feels almost normal again. New York Times, 18 July 2022 The mythology of its founding is exploded in captivating fashion, as a council member lays out the details of the atrocity against Native Americans in its real origin story. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 26 June 2022 Senator Cornyn has cast the bill as a response to the atrocity in Uvalde, and yet none of its terms seem to intersect with that incident. The Editors, National Review, 23 June 2022 The Soviet Union never fully admitted the extent of the atrocity. Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022 The awfulness of what took place in Uvalde must continue to thump around inside the minds of everyone, the unspeakable images of atrocity inflicted upon innocents hurting and haunting anybody, everybody with a heart. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 June 2022 Robert Neimeyer, director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, said reopening a site of a mass atrocity can be like walking a tightrope. Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see atrocious

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of atrocity was in 1534
BNC: 11990 COCA: 8040
atrocity

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ATROCITY | ATROCITY + VERB | ATROCITY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEappalling, terrible, worst駭人聽聞的/可怕的/最殘忍的暴行one of the worst atrocities of the war戰爭最殘忍的暴行之一alleged指控的暴行human rights踐踏人權的暴行terrorist恐怖主義暴行VERB + ATROCITYbe responsible for, carry out, commit, perpetrate對暴行負責;實施暴行;犯下暴行In the war, both sides committed atrocities.在戰爭中,雙方都犯下暴行。ATROCITY + VERBoccur, take place暴行發生ATROCITY + NOUNstories對暴行的描述PREPOSITIONatrocity against針對⋯的暴行atrocities against the civilian population對平民的暴行atrocity by⋯的暴行reports of atrocities by gunmen關於持槍歹徒施暴的報道PHRASESaccounts of atrocities, allegations of atrocities, reports of atrocities對暴行的敍述/指控/報道

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