atrocity
noun
the quality or state of being atrocious.
atrocities
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pluralof atrocity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Murakami isn’t required to go into the historical details of these atrocities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Pillay, a former United Nations high commissioner for human rights, received the prize Friday for her decades of work advancing international law and accountability for atrocities.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
It’s a casual surveilling of placidity just up the coast from the atrocities we hear about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Since the 1990s, many towns in countries across Europe, including in Germany and Austria, have embedded small brass plaques in the streets in memory of Jews and other victims of Nazi atrocities.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It’s hard to know how many Hitler Youth were aware of the atrocities being committed in the concentration camps.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
