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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

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