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Definition of Atrocity
1. Noun. The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
Generic synonyms: Inhumaneness, Inhumanity
Derivative terms: Atrocious, Atrocious, Barbarous, Heinous
2. Noun. An act of atrocious cruelty.
Generic synonyms: Cruelty, Inhuman Treatment
Specialized synonyms: Barbarism, Barbarity, Brutality, Savagery, Outrage, Enormity
Derivative terms: Atrocious
Definition of Atrocity
1. n. Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.
Definition of Atrocity
1. Noun. The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty. ¹
2. Noun. An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Atrocity
1. a heinous act [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atrocity
Literary usage of Atrocity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"It seems scarcely credible that, with the suspicion of such an atrocity ...
But even this act of atrocity was not worse than many performed with all due ..."
2. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"CHAPTER XLIX The evil deeds of Yu-Hsien—Exceptional atrocity—The first riot—Driven
to the Yamen—Slaughtered in the Governor's presence—Adding insult to ..."
3. A History of the Law of Nations by Thomas Alfred Walker (1899)
"The atrocity. old time fury against the Paynim had expired in Saint A legacy of
Lou is. It left its traces merely in the old time memories the Crasa es. ..."
4. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain by William Hickling Prescott (1883)
"But the king shrank from exposing a deed to the public eye which, independently
of its atrocity in other respects, involved so flagrant a violation of good ..."
5. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... Debauchery — Leading a Rand of Sioux Horse- thieves — Inciting the Indians to
Deeds of atrocity — A Thousand of such " Missionaries " — Indian Marriages ..."
6. The History of Fiction: Being a Critical Account of the Most Celebrated by John Colin Dunlop (1816)
"... and have but few traces of the ingenious gallantry, savage atrocity, or lively
repartee, which are the characteristics of Italian tales. ..."
7. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The text of the law denouncing this atrocity directly took cognizance of the case
in which infidels were hired to do away with Christians. ..."
8. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1899)
"... is Murdered—Consequences of that atrocity—Acquittal of Bothwell—The Marriage
of the Queen—Insurrection —The Queen flies to Dunbar—Advances with an Army ..."
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