Atrocious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

shockingly brutal or cruel

exceptionally bad or displeasing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdiəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtɹˈəʊʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtɹˈəʊʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdiəm/.

Examples

murder is an atrocious crime
a grievous offense against morality
a grievous crime

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

frightful horrifying grievous unspeakable horrible painful ugly dreadful monstrous awful flagitious terrible abominable

Parts of Speech

adjective	shockingly brutal or cruel “murder is an atrocious crime”
adjective	exceptionally bad or displeasing “atrocious taste”
adjective	provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill “an atrocious automobile accident”

Word Forms

atrocity	noun	the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
atrociousness	noun	the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
monster	noun	a cruel wicked and inhuman person
monstrosity	noun	something hideous or frightful
awfulness	noun	a quality of extreme unpleasantness
dreadfulness	noun	a quality of extreme unpleasantness
terribleness	noun	a quality of extreme unpleasantness
frightfulness	noun	the quality of being frightful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

scheußlich

erschreckend brutal oder grausam

🇫🇷French

atroce

incroyablement brutal ou cruel

🇪🇸Spanish

atroz

sorprendentemente brutal o cruel

🇮🇹Italian

atroce

incredibilmente brutale o crudele

🇳🇱Dutch

afschuwelijk

schokkend brutaal of wreed

🇵🇹Portuguese

atroz

chocantemente brutal ou cruel

🇷🇺Russian

жестокий

шокирующе жестокий или жестокий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नृशंस

आश्चर्यजनक रूप से क्रूर या क्रूर

🇧🇩Bengali

নৃশংস

জঘন্যভাবে নৃশংস বা নিষ্ঠুর

🇮🇳Tamil

கொடூரமான

அதிர்ச்சியூட்டும் மிருகத்தனமான அல்லது கொடூரமான

🇮🇳Telugu

దారుణమైన

ఆశ్చర్యకరమైన క్రూరమైన లేదా క్రూరమైన

🇮🇳Marathi

अत्याचारी

धक्कादायकपणे क्रूर किंवा क्रूर

🇮🇳Gujarati

અત્યાચારી

આઘાતજનક રીતે ક્રૂર અથવા ક્રૂર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರೂರ

ಆಘಾತಕಾರಿ ಕ್ರೂರ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರೂರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രൂരമായ

ഞെട്ടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ക്രൂരമോ ക്രൂരമോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਤਿਆਚਾਰੀ

ਹੈਰਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظالمانہ

حیران کن طور پر سفاکانہ یا ظالمانہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

残暴的

令人震惊的残酷或残忍

🇯🇵Japanese

ひどい

衝撃的に残忍または残酷な

🇰🇷Korean

극악한

놀랄 만큼 잔인하거나 잔인하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tàn bạo

cực kỳ tàn bạo hoặc tàn nhẫn

🇹🇭Thai

เลวร้าย

โหดร้ายอย่างน่าตกใจหรือโหดร้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengerikan

sangat brutal atau kejam

🇵🇭Filipino

mabangis

nakakagulat na brutal o malupit

🇲🇾Malay

kejam

sangat kejam atau kejam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فظيعة

وحشية أو قاسية بشكل مثير للصدمة

🇮🇷Persian

بی رحمانه

به طرز تکان دهنده ای وحشیانه یا بی رحمانه

🇹🇷Turkish

iğrenç

şaşırtıcı derecede acımasız veya zalim

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְתוֹעָב

אכזרי או אכזרי להחריד

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