Definitions for atrocious
əˈtroʊ ʃəsatro·cious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrousadjective

   shockingly brutal or cruel

   "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

2. atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakableadjective

   exceptionally bad or displeasing

   "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

3. atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, uglyadjective

   provoking horror

   "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. atrociousadjective

   frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous

   Prisons have been the sites of atrocious mistreatment of prisoners.

2. atrociousadjective

   offensive or heinous

3. atrociousadjective

   very bad; abominable or disgusting

   Their taste in clothes is just atrocious.

4. Etymology: From atrox, from ater.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ATROCIOUSadjective

   Wicked in a high degree; enormous; horribly criminal.

   Etymology: atrox, Lat.

   An advocate is necessary, and therefore audience ought not to be denied him in defending causes, unless it be an atrocious offence. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

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1. atrocious

   Atrocious is an adjective used to describe something extremely bad or unpleasant, horrific or appalling in nature or quality. It often refers to acts that are cruel, brutal, or exceedingly wrong.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Atrociousadjective

   extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious quilt or deeds

2. Atrociousadjective

   characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity

3. Atrociousadjective

   very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious distempers

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Atrocious

   a-trō′shus, adj. extremely cruel or wicked: heinous: very grievous: execrable.—adv. Atrō′ciously.—ns. Atrō′ciousness; Atroc′ity, atrociousness: an atrocious act. [L. atrox, atrocis, cruel—ater, black.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of atrocious in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of atrocious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of atrocious in a Sentence

1. Cristian Maggio:

   The inflation print yesterday was atrocious...and the worst part of the story is that this isn't the end of the up move part of the inflation cycle in Turkey, bad inflation translates into a negative lira reaction, which translates into faster inflation, and that becomes a self-reinforcing loop.

2. Heiko Maas:

   Germany bears responsibility for the most atrocious crime of human history.

3. Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma:

   We see this case as a gross misuse of the prison administrative system to punish someone for criticizing the president, the claim contains evidence that the decision to keep Mr. Avenatti under atrocious conditions was made at the highest level of government.

4. Dennis Linthicum:

   It's a predetermined opinion. When a Democrat does something as atrocious as it may be, they get praised for it. If a Republican does something of the same sort or less, they get put into the prison yard of public opinion.

5. Eric Angely:

   David Pottier said of United States. Thepandemic has wreaked havoc across the world, infecting 6.6 million people, killing over 391,000 and devastating economies.It poses a particular threat to the elderly like the surviving D-Day veterans who are in their late nineties or older. It has also affected the younger generations who turn out every year to mark the occasion. Most have been barred from traveling to the windswept coasts of American Normandy. In this photo taken on Thursday, June 4, 2020, two people stop to look at an information board at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Some 160,000 soldiers made the perilous crossing from England that day in atrocious conditions, storming dunes which they knew were heavily defended by German troops determined to hold their positions. Somehow, they succeeded. Yet they left a trail of thousands of casualties who have been mourned for generations since. Last year stood out, with U.S. President Donald Trump joining his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach. A smattering of veterans were honored with the highest accolades. All across the beaches of American Normandy tens of thousands came from across the globe to pay their respects to the dead and laud the surviving soldiers. The acrid smell of wartime-era jeep exhaust fumes and the rumble of old tanks filled the air as parades of vintages vehicles went from village to village. The tiny roads between the dunes, hedges and apple orchards were clogged for hours, if not days. FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron, watch a flyover during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the American Normandy cemetery, in Colleville-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Heading into the D-Day remembrance weekend this year, only the salty brine coming off the ocean on Omaha Beach hits the nostrils, the shrieks of seagulls pierce the ears and a sense of desolation hangs across the regions country roads. Last year this place was full with jeeps, trucks, people dressed up as soldiers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=atrocious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Atrocious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=atrocious
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atrocious
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=atrocious