atrocious meaning and definition

ATROCIOUS adjective

Definition of atrocious (adjective)

1. shockingly brutal or cruel
   • "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
   • synonyms: flagitious, grievous, monstrous
2. exceptionally bad or displeasing
   • "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
   • synonyms: abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
3. provoking horror
   • "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"
   • synonyms: frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly