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atrocious
adjective
provoking horror
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əˈtɹəʊʃəs
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adjective
provoking horror
“an atrocious automobile accident”
adjective
exceptionally bad or displeasing
“atrocious taste”
adjective
shockingly brutal or cruel
“murder is an atrocious crime”
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an atrocious automobile accident
a frightful crime of decapitation
an alarming, even horrifying, picture
{'source': 'Winston Churchill', 'text': 'war is beyond all words horrible'}
an ugly wound
atrocious taste
abominable workmanship
an awful voice
dreadful manners
a painful performance
murder is an atrocious crime
a grievous offense against morality
a grievous crime
no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
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