NOUN | attribute | atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness | the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane |
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act | atrocity, inhumanity | an act of atrocious cruelty |
Sounds | ahtraa'sahtiy | |
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Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... |
Meaning | The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane. | |
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Synonyms | atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness | |
Broader | inhumaneness, inhumanity | The quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others |
Spanish | atrocidad, barbaridad, barbarie, salvajada | |
Catalan | atrocitat, barbàrie, barbaritat, salvatgeria, salvatjada | |
Adjectives | atrocious | shockingly brutal or cruel |
Meaning | An act of atrocious cruelty. | |
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Synonym | inhumanity | |
Narrower | brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagery | A brutal barbarous savage act |
enormity | An act of extreme / extreme wickedness | |
outrage | A wantonly cruel act | |
Broader | cruelty, inhuman treatment | A cruel act |
Spanish | atrocidad, inhumanidad | |
Catalan | atrocitat, inhumanitat | |
Adjectives | atrocious | shockingly brutal or cruel |
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