| 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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