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List of meaning for atrocious

heinous; monstrous

atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous(adj)

shockingly brutal or cruel

"murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable(adj)

exceptionally bad or displeasing

"atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly(adj)

provoking horror

"an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

extremely disturbing or repellent

an atrocious crime that shocked even hardened members of the police force

extremely unsatisfactory

the picture quality on the pirated DVD was atrocious

having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others

the atrocious treatment of prisoners at the camps

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