atrocious

Meanings

• adjective

  Extremely wicked or cruel; monstrous.

  - "The atrocious actions of the dictator led to the downfall of his regime."
  - "The atrocious conditions in the prison shocked the human rights activists."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with atrocious
awful , dreadful , terrible

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Variants

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atrocious , atrociously , atrociousness , atrociousnesses

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'atrocious' meaning 'dreadful' or 'monstrous'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'atrocity' comes from the Latin word 'atrocitas', which means 'monstrous' or 'dreadful'.

2. The term 'atrocious' was first used in English in the 15th century.

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1. Atrocity: An extreme wickedness or cruelty, especially that involving death or suffering.

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Quotes

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1. … much of the manufactured-home industry employed sales practices that were "atrocious". The need for meaningful down payments was frequently ignored. Sometimes fakery was involved. Moreover, impossible-to-meet monthly payments were being agreed to by borrowers who signed up because they had nothing to lose.

   - Warren E. Buffett,{it}Newsweek{/it},9 Mar. 2009

2. In the hands of a succession of more or less sadistic colonial governors and prison officers, convicts, particularly repeat offenders, found themselves subjected to "atrocious" punishments, flogged, committed to chain gangs, kept in underground pits, starved, and bullied.

   - Caroline Moorehead,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},16 Nov. 2006

3. It would seem that by now the Tigers might be weary of analyzing their roller-coaster season, sick of reliving their "atrocious" 9-23 start and comparing it with their recent hot streak.

   - {it}Sports Illustrated{/it},4 Sept. 2000

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Culture

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The term 'atrocious' has been used in various contexts to describe extreme wickedness or cruelty, often in the context of war crimes or human rights abuses. It has also been used figuratively to describe things that are unpleasant or disgusting.

How to Memorize "atrocious"

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2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'atrocious' with images of war crimes, human rights abuses, or other extreme acts of wickedness or cruelty.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym 'Awful, Terrible, Repulsive, Obscene, Cruel, Insane, Sadistic' to help memorize the meaning of 'atrocious'.

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