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Meaning of atrocious

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

atrocious

Pronunciation:/əˈtɹəʊʃəs//əˈtɹoʊʃəs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.

    Example: Prisons have been the sites of atrocious mistreatment of prisoners.

  2. Offensive or heinous.

  3. Very bad; abominable, disgusting.

    Example: Their taste in clothes is just atrocious.