atrocity

noun [C/U]

/əˈtrɑs·ɪ·t̬i/

Definition

› an extremely cruel act, or the committing of such acts: [C] The commission reports that atrocities were committed by all sides during the struggle.

(Definition of atrocity noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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