atrocity

English Thesaurus

1. an act of atrocious cruelty (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cruelty, inhuman treatment,
definition	:	a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering (noun.act)

hyponym	:	barbarism, barbarity, brutality, savagery,
definition	:	a brutal barbarous savage act (noun.act)

hyponym	:	outrage,
definition	:	a wantonly cruel act (noun.act)

hyponym	:	enormity,
definition	:	an act of extreme wickedness (noun.act)

2. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	inhumaneness, inhumanity,
definition	:	the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others (noun.attribute)

3. an act of atrocious cruelty (noun.act)

derivation	:	atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous,
definition	:	shockingly brutal or cruel (adj.all)

4. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious,
definition	:	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (adj.all)

derivation	:	flagitious, heinous,
definition	:	extremely wicked, deeply criminal (adj.all)

5. an act of atrocious cruelty (noun.act)

derivation	:	atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous,
definition	:	shockingly brutal or cruel (adj.all)

6. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious,
definition	:	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (adj.all)

derivation	:	flagitious, heinous,
definition	:	extremely wicked, deeply criminal (adj.all)