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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesatroz
Pronunciation / Transliteration: atroz
"El clima durante las vacaciones fue atroz."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Horrifyingly wicked; extremely brutal, cruel, or evil.
"The dictatators committed atrocious acts against humanity." - 2
Of very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.
"The weather during our weekend trip was atrocious."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Latin atrox ('fierce, cruel') + -ious, via French atroce.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "atrocious" is said worldwide
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atroce
Transliteration: atroce
"Les conditions dans cette prison sont atroces."
grausam
Transliteration: grausam
"Das war eine grausame Tat."
atroce
Transliteration: atroce
"Hanno commesso un crimine atroce."
atroz
Transliteration: atroz
"El clima durante las vacaciones fue atroz."
atroz
Transliteration: atroz
"Ele cometeu um crime atroz."
क्रूर
Transliteration: kroor
"यह एक अत्यंत क्रूर कृत्य था।"
残暴的
Transliteration: cánbào de
"他们犯下了残暴的罪行。"
극악무도한
Transliteration: geuk-ak-mu-do-han
"그들은 극악무도한 범죄를 저질렀다."
残虐な
Transliteration: zangyaku na
"彼らは残虐な行為を行った。"
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