'atrocity' definitions:

Definition of 'atrocity'

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noun
The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn: atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness]
noun
An act of atrocious cruelty [syn: atrocity, inhumanity]

Synonyms of 'atrocity'

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