Atrocious: meaning, definitions and examples
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atrocious
[ əˈtroʊ.ʃəs ]
behavior
Extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel. Shockingly bad or unpleasant.
Synonyms
abominable, appalling, dreadful, heinous, horrific
Examples of usage
- The dictator's atrocious reign of terror resulted in countless innocent lives lost.
- The food at that restaurant was atrocious; I couldn't even finish my meal.
quality
Of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.
Synonyms
abysmal, awful, dreadful, horrible, terrible
Examples of usage
- The movie received atrocious reviews from critics and audiences alike.
- The students' behavior during the field trip was atrocious; they were rude and disrespectful.
Translations
Translations of the word "atrocious" in other languages:
🇵🇹 atroz
- horrível
- terrível
🇮🇳 भयानक
- अत्याचारी
- घिनौना
🇩🇪 grauenhaft
- entsetzlich
- abscheulich
🇮🇩 mengerikan
- buruk sekali
- kejam
🇺🇦 жахливий
- огидний
- жорстокий
🇵🇱 okropny
- przerażający
- potworny
🇯🇵 ひどい
- 恐ろしい
- 残虐な
🇫🇷 atroce
- horrible
- épouvantable
🇪🇸 atroz
- horrible
- espantoso
🇹🇷 dehşet verici
- korkunç
- zalim
🇰🇷 끔찍한
- 무서운
- 잔인한
🇸🇦 فظيع
- رهيب
- شنيع
🇨🇿 hrozný
- strašný
- odporný
🇸🇰 hrozný
- strašný
- odporný
🇨🇳 可怕的
- 恐怖的
- 残忍的
🇸🇮 grozen
- strašen
- ogaben
🇮🇸 hræðilegt
- skelfilegt
- viðbjóðslegt
🇰🇿 қорқынышты
- сұмдық
- жауыз
🇬🇪 საშინელი
- საზარელი
- მტანჯველი
🇦🇿 dəhşətli
- qorxunc
- qəddar
🇲🇽 atroz
- horrible
- espantoso
Word origin
The word 'atrocious' originated from the Latin word 'atrocitas', meaning cruelty or horror. It entered the English language in the late 18th century and has been used to describe extreme wickedness or poor quality ever since.
See also: atrociously, atrociousness.