Associations to the word «Atrocity»

Wiktionary

ATROCITY, noun. (uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
ATROCITY, noun. (countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

Dictionary definition

ATROCITY, noun. The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
ATROCITY, noun. An act of atrocious cruelty.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras