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The New York playgoer is a child of nature, and he has an honest and wholesome regard of whatever is atrocious in art.
Frank Moore Colby

Meaning of "atrocious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ATROCIOUS

From Latin ātrōx dreadful, from āter black.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ATROCIOUS

atrocious  [əˈtrəʊʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATROCIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Atrocious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ATROCIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Atrocity

Atrocity or Atrocities or Atrocious may refer to: ▪ Atrocity, a German metal band ▪ Atrocities, the fourth album by Christian Death ▪ Atrocious, a 2010 Spanish film...

Definition of atrocious in the English dictionary

The first definition of atrocious in the dictionary is extremely cruel or wicked; ruthless. Other definition of atrocious is horrifying or shocking. Atrocious is also very bad; detestable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATROCIOUS


ambitious
æmˈbɪʃəs
anxious
ˈæŋkʃəs
braggadocious
ˌbræɡəˈdəʊʃəs
cautious
ˈkɔːʃəs
conscious
ˈkɒnʃəs
delicious
dɪˈlɪʃəs
ferocious
fəˈrəʊʃəs
infectious
ɪnˈfɛkʃəs
luscious
ˈlʌʃəs
malicious
məˈlɪʃəs
manufactures
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəs
Mauritius
məˈrɪʃəs
precious
ˈprɛʃəs
precocious
prɪˈkəʊʃəs
pretentious
prɪˈtɛnʃəs
spacious
ˈspeɪʃəs
specious
ˈspiːʃəs
stotious
ˈstəʊʃəs
suspicious
səˈspɪʃəs
vicious
ˈvɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATROCIOUS

atrioventricular
atrioventricular block
atrip
atrium
atrociously
atrociousness
atrocities
atrocity
atrophia
atrophic
atrophic rhinitis
atrophied
atrophies
atrophy
atropia
atropin
atropine
atropism
Atropos
atropous

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATROCIOUS

audacious
auspicious
bodacious
bootylicious
capricious
collective unconscious
efficacious
gracious
hellacious
judicious
officious
pernicious
previous
pugnacious
safety-conscious
salacious
self-conscious
subconscious
tenacious
vivacious
voracious

Synonyms and antonyms of atrocious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ATROCIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «atrocious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of atrocious

Translation of «atrocious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATROCIOUS

Find out the translation of atrocious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of atrocious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «atrocious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 极差的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

horrible
570 millions of speakers

English

atrocious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नृशंस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فظيعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зверское
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atroz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নৃশংস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exécrable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengerikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grauenhaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひどく悪い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

형편없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Atrocious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hung bạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्याचारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gaddarca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pessimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okropna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звіряче
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atroce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

atrocious
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gruwelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avskyvärda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fryktelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of atrocious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATROCIOUS»

The term «atrocious» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.007 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATROCIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «atrocious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «atrocious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about atrocious

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10 QUOTES WITH «ATROCIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word atrocious.
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Jason Chaffetz
Federal spending is atrocious.
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Frank Moore Colby
The New York playgoer is a child of nature, and he has an honest and wholesome regard of whatever is atrocious in art.
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Jim Gerlach
Since the events of September 11, we've rightfully changed our military strategy so we're now taking the fight to those individuals who aim to do us harm, rather than waiting for another atrocious attack to happen.
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Jenny Holzer
Well, I think in trying to make life seem real enough that one is moved to do something about the more atrocious things. By going really far afield into a completely fake world, maybe there's a chance to make things resonant somehow - or in this case, truly terrifying. To make it as bad as the real stuff that's happening.
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Jordan Knight
One day I woke up with an atrocious hangover, and it hurt so badly that I told myself, 'It's time to stop. I can't do it anymore. It's not good. It hurts too much.'
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Richard Lamm
Why give chemotherapy or even antibiotics to people with end-stage Alzheimer's disease? Keep them pain free and clean, love them but don't automatically try to get the last technology-produced breath from them. Start a preschool program instead or do something about the atrocious state of obesity in our children.
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Chuck Norris
When I got into the film business, my aim was to adopt a positive persona, of a guy who fights against injustice. And it saved me, because my acting was atrocious to say the least!
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Arthur Rimbaud
But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter.
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Giles Gilbert Scott
I know it is a somewhat delicate matter to refuse a gift, but in this case the statue is so atrocious that every endeavour should be made to keep it out of the church.
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Morgan Spurlock
The food is absolutely atrocious, and parents have no idea. Parents are giving their kids three dollars and saying, 'Okay, see you later. Go off to school and have a good lunch.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATROCIOUS»

Discover the use of atrocious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to atrocious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Atrocious Judges. Lives of Judges Infamous as Tools of ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Richard Hildreth, 2008
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An Authentic and Faithful History of the Atrocious Murder of ...
This book examines the life and trial of John Holloway who was found guilty of murdering his wife, Celia Holloway, with the help of his mistress Anne Kenneth in 1831.
John William Holloway, 1832
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I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies): True Tales of a ...
Here are more scathingly funny tales from the wild side! Laurie Notaro survived the debauched ride of her twenties and the bumpy road to matrimony.
Laurie Notaro, 2004
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The Complete Book of Outrageous and Atrocious Practical Jokes
Describes a variety of pranks, tricks, stunts, and practical jokes
Justin Geste, 1985
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Atrocious Books
Joy. of. Cooking. Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker . Hardback with dust jacket. One Integral ribbon. Great Britain. Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. 1999. ISBN 0 684 85146 6. Good condition. Ribbon marking place ...
Serena Levi, 2006
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The atrocious two
A brother and sister who are "perfect brats" are forced to spend summer at Aunt Tessie's where they find out some surprising things about themselves and become involved in a jewelry theft.
Sheila Greenwald, 1989
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Mr. Buckingham's Defence of his Public and Private ...
Its libels on myself were so atrocious, that I was obliged, in self-defence, to bring them before the Supreme Court of Justice for trial; and though I was placed in the disadvantageous position of being deprived of the protection of a Jury (for I ...
James Silk Buckingham, Sandford Arnot, 1832
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Observations on the phrenological development of Burke, ...
OBSERVATIONS PHRENOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT .-.•* ... i . . . •..-* . , .» BURKE, HARE, AND i OTHER ATROCIOUS MURDERERS, &c. -. ; ' • •. : , - •-» - - \ . ••,•--..-.'... 'i The circumstance of a regular course of lectures on Phrenology being yet ...
Thomas Stone, William Burke, 1829
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Poe's Pym: Critical Explorations
"Mutiny and atrocious butchery," promises the title page of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, cataloguing the delectable horrors within, and the novel delivers an uprising so gory that, like many another episode in Edgar Allan Poe's works, ...
Richard Kopley, 1992
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Awful Exposure of the Atrocious Plot Formed by Certain ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
John Jay Slocum, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATROCIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term atrocious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bank of Canada sees 'encouraging signs' outside of oil sector
... 2014 and January 2015, when the oil price shock led to an "atrocious" first quarter, as described by Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Draperstown man jailed for 'an atrocious piece of driving'
Aidan James Cleary (30), of Scutchers Lane, Draperstown, was told by District Judge Alan White that his driving had been atrocious and he ... «Mid Ulster Mail, Jul 15»
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PRODUCT REVIEW: Music ruined forever by awful, atrocious
I'm extremely low maintenance when it comes to headphones. The ones I own and use most frequently are the little white earbuds that come ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»
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Atrocious Murder: Is it a lesser crime if the offender is female?
Atrocious Murder: Is it a lesser crime if the offender is female? Posted on Jul 5 2015 - 8:43pm by admin · « PREVIOUS. |. Categorized as. Opinion. 60. Tagged as. «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»
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An atrocious use of body checks
There is no question the Colorado Department of Human Services made a deplorable decision to conduct body checks on residents of ... «Fort Morgan Times, Jul 15»
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Denying GB women footballers a place at the Olympics is an …
Denying GB women footballers a place at the Olympics is an atrocious decision. Owen Gibson. England's women have had a wonderful World ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Pole's dental habits atrocious
Pole's dental habits atrocious. PR dla Zagranicy. Roberto Galea 02.07.2015 17:54. 40 percent of Polish pensioners toothless, while millions of Poles have not ... «thenews.pl, Jul 15»
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Grading The Deal: 76ers On Winning Side Of Atrocious Salary …
In the Summer of 2013, the Golden State Warriors gave up two likely late first round picks in order to clear the space to sign Andre Iguodala. «RealGM.com, Jul 15»
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World marks one of the atrocious genocide in Srebrenica
At a high-level event to remember and honour the victims of the genocide at Srebrenica, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said "the atrocious ... «Cihan News Agency, Jul 15»
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An atrocious use of body checks by Department of Human Services
There is no question the Colorado Department of Human Services made a deplorable decision to conduct body checks on residents of ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

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