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[ adjective ] exceptionally bad or displeasing
Synonyms Examples "atrocious taste" "abominable workmanship" "an awful voice" "dreadful manners" "a painful performance" "terrible handwriting" "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] shockingly brutal or cruel
Synonyms Examples "murder is an atrocious crime" "a grievous offense against morality" "a grievous crime" "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] provoking horror
Synonyms Examples "an atrocious automobile accident" "a frightful crime of decapitation" "an alarming, even horrifying, picture" "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill "an ugly wound" Related terms |
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