atroce — meaning in English

English meaning

• atrocious adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
• excruciating adj Extremely painful or unbearably intense.
• ghastly adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
• heinous adjective Shockingly evil or wicked, especially describing a crime.
• hideous adjective Extremely or shockingly ugly.
• unholy adj Not holy; wicked, evil, or sacrilegious.

Senses

atroce is used for these senses in English:

• excruciating Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
• ghastly Horrifyingly shocking.
• ghastly Extremely bad.
• heinous Totally reprehensible.
• hideous Hateful; shocking.
• unholy Dreadful, terrible, excessive, or otherwise atrocious.

atrocious — full definition

1. adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
2. adjective Very bad in quality; appalling.

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