atrocious
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atrocious
- /əˈtɹəʊ.ʃəs/ UK
- /əˈtɹoʊ.ʃəs/ US
Rhymes with -əʊʃəs
Where it comes from
From Latin atrōx (“cruel, fierce, frightful”) + -ious.
adjective more atrocious · most atrocious
- Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous. Prisons have been the sites of atrocious mistreatment of prisoners.
- Offensive or heinous. I had resolved in my own mind, that to create another like the fiend I had first made would be an act of the basest and most atrocious selfishness; and I banished from my mind every thought that could lead to a different conclusion.
- Very bad; abominable, disgusting. Their taste in clothes is just atrocious.
Similar: abominable, dreadful, heinous, horrible, terrible · Opposite: excellent, superb, wonderful
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dreadful, terrible, heinous, horrible, awful, horrifying, monstrous, abominable, grievous, frightful, alarming, evil, flagitious, ugly, painful, wicked
Translations
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adj frightful, evil, cruel, monstrous
| Español | atroz, malvado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 狠心 hěnxīn |
| Português | atroz, cruel, mau |
| Français | atroce |
| Deutsch | grauenhaft |
| Italiano | atroce |
| Română | atroce |
| Русский | зве́рский zvérskij, жесто́кий žestókij |
adj offensive, heinous
| Español | ofensivo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 令人髮指 /令人发指 lìngrénfàzhǐ |
| Português | hediondo |
| Français | atroce |
| Italiano | atroce |
| Română | atroce |
| Русский | ужа́сный užásnyj, гну́сный gnúsnyj |
adj very bad
| Español | atroz |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 壞透 /坏透 huàitòu |
| Português | abominável, asqueroso |
| Français | atroce |
| Italiano | atroce |
| Română | atroce |
| Русский | отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj, омерзи́тельный omerzítelʹnyj, гну́сный gnúsnyj |
Talk about this word "atrocious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/atrocious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. atrocious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/atrocious "atrocious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/atrocious.Cite this
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title = {atrocious},
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