[əˈtrɒsɪti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury
(e.g: a textbook which detailed war atrocities)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘cruelty’): from French atrocité or Latin atrocitas, from atrox, atroc- ‘cruel’