atrocity

1. (countable)An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

   to carry out / commit / perpetrate an atrocity

   The regime is guilty of mass atrocities including forced displacement and the use of chemical weapons.

   Grausamkeit, Gräueltat, Abscheulichkeit

   злодея́ниеzlodejánije, зве́рствоzvérstvo, жесто́костьžestókostʹ

   лиході́йствоlyxodíjstvo, злодія́нняzlodijánnja, зві́рствоzvírstvo

2. (uncountable)The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.

   an act of atrocious cruelty

3. (countable)An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.

1. Many atrocities were committed during the war.

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2. Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.

   Ті, хто можуть змусити тебе повірити в безглузді речі, можуть змусити тебе вчиняти звірства. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

   deWer einen Absurditäten glauben machen kann, der vermag einen auch zu Untaten zu verleiten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

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3. What an atrocity!

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4. This oppressive regime committed many atrocities.

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5. What makes a person commit atrocities?

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