Associations to the word «Atrocious»
Noun
- Shudder
- Resentment
- Penalty
- Reproach
- Populace
- Eighty
- Edict
- Glider
- Folly
- Conjecture
- Spectacle
- Opium
- Hatred
- Torment
- Defendant
- Mankind
- Convict
- Tribunal
- Gladstone
- Malice
- Hastings
- Worst
- Condition
- Spelling
- Horror
- Speaking
- Misery
- Headache
- Severity
- Violation
- Slavery
- Apprehension
- Acceleration
- Worthy
- Victim
- Scorn
- Conspiracy
- Mercy
- Manner
- Negroes
- Timing
- Scandal
- Countenance
- Jealousy
- Climax
- Bonaparte
- Madame
- Fell
- Spaniard
- Killing
- Evil
- Disposition
- Violence
- Virtue
- Savage
- Rebellion
- Excuse
- Act
- Slaughter
- Lordship
- Conqueror
- Proprietor
- Conscience
- Sentiment
- Petition
Adjective
Wiktionary
ATROCIOUS, adjective. Frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous.
ATROCIOUS, adjective. Offensive or heinous.
ATROCIOUS, adjective. Very bad; abominable or disgusting.
Dictionary definition
ATROCIOUS, adjective. 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".
ATROCIOUS, adjective. 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".
ATROCIOUS, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.