Meaning & Definition of Atrocious in English

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"

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"

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"