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| a·troc·i·ty [ ə tróssətee ] (plural a·troc·i·ties) |
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1. shockingly cruel act: a shockingly cruel act, especially an act of wanton violence against an enemy in wartime
  to deplore the atrocities of war
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2. extreme cruelty: extreme evil or cruelty
an act of atrocity
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3. something very bad: something repellent or extremely bad of its kind
That design is an atrocity!
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| [Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< Latin atrocitas< atroc- (see atrocious)] |
