atrocity

noun

  1. 1

    An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

    The regime is guilty of mass atrocities including forced displacement and the use of chemical weapons.
  2. 2

    The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.

  3. 3

    An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.

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