atrocité

Definitions of atrocité
  1. noun
    the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
    synonyms: bestialité, cruauté
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    type of:
    inhumanité
    the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
  2. noun
    an act of atrocious cruelty
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    types:
    barbarie, barbarisme
    a brutal barbarous savage act
    type of:
    cruauté
    a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
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