atrocity

noun · uh-TROS-i-tee

CEFR C1

an extremely cruel and violent act

अत्याचार, क्रूरता

Usage

commit an atrocitywar atrocitiesatrocities against

Examples

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was a terrible atrocity.

The world must never forget the atrocities of war.

Common mistake

Missing the bus today was a real atrocity.

Missing the bus today was a real nuisance.

Atrocity is for terrible cruelty, not small problems.

Remember: Atrocity: an atrocious, cruel act.

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Word 9 in Universal Core 29: versatile, abstraction, accumulation and more.

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