atrocity
/əˈtɹɑsɪti/ noun C1- An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice. · to carry out / commit / perpetrate an atrocity· The regime is guilty of mass atrocities including forced displacement and the use of chemical weapons.
- The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
- An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.
Plural atrocities
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“Any delay in arresting the assassin,” I observed, “might give him time to perpetrate some fresh atrocity.”
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